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Classifications

The tier systems behind the labels: growths and crus, Prädikat and must-weight scales, aging tiers, sweetness levels and appellation hierarchies.

46 ladders with 203 tiers across 15 countries. Every tier, criterion and figure is read from the article that defines the system, with the supporting sentence a tap away.

🇦🇷 Argentina

  1. Argentine Geographical Indication Levels Geographic tiers 4 tiers · Argentina

🇦🇺 Australia

  1. Australian Geographical Indication Hierarchy Geographic tiers 5 tiers · Australia
  2. Rutherglen Muscat Classification Aging tiers 4 tiers · Rutherglen

🇦🇹 Austria

  1. Austrian DAC Origin Levels Geographic tiers 3 tiers · Austria
  2. Austrian Prädikat Ripeness scale 8 tiers · Austria
  3. Austrian Wine Quality Categories Geographic tiers 4 tiers · Austria
  4. Wachau Vinea Wachau Categories Ripeness scale 3 tiers · Wachau DAC

🇨🇦 Canada

  1. Canadian VQA Appellations Geographic tiers 3 tiers · Canada

🇫🇷 France

  1. Beaujolais Hierarchy Geographic tiers 3 tiers · Beaujolais AOC
  2. Bordeaux 1855 Classification Ranked classification 5 tiers · Bordeaux
  3. Burgundy AOC Hierarchy Geographic tiers 4 tiers · Burgundy
  4. Chablis Hierarchy Geographic tiers 4 tiers · Burgundy
  5. Côtes du Rhône Hierarchy Geographic tiers 4 tiers · Rhône Valley
  6. Cru Bourgeois du Médoc Ranked classification 3 tiers · Médoc
  7. French Wine Categories Geographic tiers 3 tiers · France
  8. Saint-Émilion Classification Ranked classification 3 tiers · Saint-Émilion
  9. Sauternes and Barsac 1855 Classification Ranked classification 3 tiers · Bordeaux
  10. Sparkling Wine Dosage Sweetness Levels Sweetness levels 7 tiers · Champagne AOC

🇩🇪 Germany

  1. German Prädikat Ripeness scale 6 tiers · Germany
  2. German Sweetness Designations Sweetness levels 4 tiers · Germany
  3. German Wine Quality Categories Geographic tiers 4 tiers · Germany
  4. VDP Classification Geographic tiers 5 tiers · Germany

🇭🇺 Hungary

  1. Tokaji Aszú Puttonyos Sweetness levels 6 tiers · Tokaj PDO
  2. Villány DHC Ranked classification 3 tiers · Villány PDO

🇮🇹 Italy

  1. Chianti Classico Tiers Aging tiers 3 tiers · Chianti Classico DOCG
  2. Italian Wine Denominations Geographic tiers 4 tiers · Italy
  3. Marsala Aging Categories Aging tiers 5 tiers · Sicily
  4. Prosecco Hierarchy Geographic tiers 5 tiers · Prosecco DOC

🇵🇹 Portugal

  1. Madeira Age Categories Aging tiers 10 tiers · Madeira
  2. Madeira Styles by Grape (Sweetness) Sweetness levels 4 tiers · Madeira
  3. Port Styles Aging tiers 6 tiers · Douro Valley
  4. Portuguese Wine Denominations Geographic tiers 4 tiers · Portugal
  5. Tawny Port Age Categories Aging tiers 8 tiers · Port Wine

🇷🇴 Romania

  1. Romanian DOC Harvest-Stage Subcategories Ripeness scale 3 tiers · Romania

🇿🇦 South Africa

  1. South African Wine of Origin Hierarchy Geographic tiers 7 tiers · South Africa

🇪🇸 Spain

  1. Bierzo Village and Vineyard Classification Geographic tiers 4 tiers · Bierzo DO
  2. Cava Aging Tiers Aging tiers 4 tiers · Cava DO
  3. Priorat Els Noms de la Terra Geographic tiers 5 tiers · Priorat DOQ
  4. Rioja Aging Categories Aging tiers 4 tiers · Rioja DOCa
  5. Rioja Geographic Indications Geographic tiers 3 tiers · Rioja DOCa
  6. Sherry Certified Age Categories Aging tiers 4 tiers · Jerez-Xérès-Sherry DO
  7. Spanish Aging Categories Aging tiers 4 tiers · Spain
  8. Spanish Denomination Hierarchy Geographic tiers 5 tiers · Spain

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

  1. English Wine Quality Tiers Geographic tiers 3 tiers · United Kingdom

🇺🇸 United States

  1. United States Appellation of Origin Hierarchy Geographic tiers 4 tiers · United States

European Union and cross-border

  1. Bulgarian PDO and PGI Geographic tiers 3 tiers

Ladders are read from each defining article's own text and the jurisdiction hub's classification section; no outside knowledge. Data: index feed. Generated 2026-09-18.