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Wine category Code

 

WINE CATEGORY CLASS CODES

Sparkling Wines

100  Sparkling White <2.5% rs

101  Sparkling White >2.5% rs

102  Sparkling Rose <2.5% rs

103  Sparkling Rose >2.5% rs

104  Sparkling Red <2.5% rs

105  Sparkling Red >2.5% rs

106  Sparkling Fruit < 2.5% rs

107  Sparkling Fruit > 2.5% rs

108  Other

109  Flavored Sparkling

110 Traditional Method Sparkling White

111 Traditional Method Sparkling Rose

112 Charmat / Tank Method Sparkling

113 Sparkling Riesling / Aromatic White

114 Sparkling Hybrid Varietals

115 Sparkling Hybrid Blends

116 Sparkling Muscadine / Scuppernong

117 Sparkling Blanc du Bois

118 Sparkling Native American Varietals

119 Sparkling Native American Blends

120 Traditional Method Sparkling Hybrid / Native

White Wines

200  Chenin Blanc

201  Riesling dry 0.0 - 0.9% rs

202  Riesling semi-dry 0.91 - 2.0% rs

203  Riesling semi-sweet 2.1 - 4.0% rs

204  Riesling sweet >4.1% rs

205  Gewurztraminer <3.0% rs

206  Gewurztraminer >3.1% rs

207  Semillon

208  Muscat Varietals 0.0 - 5.0% rs

209  Other White Varietals

210  Other White Blends

211  White Bordeaux Type Blends

212  Sauvignon Blanc < $20.00

213  Sauvignon Blanc > $20.01

214  Pinot Gris/ Grigio

215  Pinot Blanc

216  Viognier

217  Chardonnay < $20.00

218  Chardonnay  $20.01 - $40.00

219  Chardonnay  $40.01 - $75.00

220  Chardonnay > $75.01

221  Other (are you SURE it’s not a varietal or blend? See categories 209 and 210)

222  Unoaked Chardonnay

223  Spanish White

224 Gruner Veltliner

225 Traminette

226 Vignoles

227 Vidal Blanc

228 Seyval Blanc

229 Chardonel

230 La Crescent

231 Itasca

232 Frontenac Blanc / Frontenac Gris

233 Brianna

234 Cool-Climate Aromatic White Blends

235 Petit Manseng

236 Albarino

237 Vermentino

238 Blanc du Bois

239 Cayuga White

240 Moscato / Muscat Sweet White >5.1% rs

241 Southeast Warm-Climate White Blends

Blush and Rose Wines

301   Varietal Roses

302   Rose Blends

303   Other (are you SURE it’s not a varietal or blend?

304 Dry Rose <1.0% rs

305 Off-Dry / Sweet Rose >1.0% rs

306 Hybrid / Cold-Hardy Rose

307 Muscadine / Scuppernong Rose

308 Norton / Cynthiana Rose

309 Native American Rose

310 Fruit Rose

Red Wines

400  Pinot Noir < $20.00

401  Pinot Noir $20.01 - $40.00

402  Pinot Noir $40.01 - $75.00

402.5  Pinot Noir > $75.01

403  Sangiovese

404  Barbera

405  Italian Type Red Blends

406  Tempranillo

407  Other Red Varietals

408  Other Red Blends

409  Syrah/ Shiraz <$20.00

410  Syrah/ Shiraz >$20.01

411  Grenache

412  Petite Sirah

413  Rhone Type Red Blends

414  Zinfandel <$20.00

415  Zinfandel >$20.01

416  Malbec

418  Merlot < $20.00

419  Merlot > $20.01

420  Cabernet Franc

421  Cabernet Sauvignon < $20.00

422  Cabernet Sauvignon  $20.01 - $40.00

423  Cabernet Sauvignon  $40.01 - $75.00

423.5  Cabernet Sauvignon > $75.01

424  Other Red Bordeaux Type Varietals < $20.00

424.5  Other Red Bordeaux Type Varietals > $20.01

425  Red Bordeaux Type Blends < $20.00

426  Red Bordeaux Type Blends  $20.01 - $40.00

427  Red Bordeaux Type Blends  $40.01 - $75.00

427.5  Red Bordeaux Type Blends > $75.01

428  Proprietary (House) Red

429  Other (are you SURE it’s not a varietal or blend?)

430 Blaufrankisch / Lemberger

431 Gamay

432 Marquette

433 Frontenac

434 Chambourcin

435 Noiret

436 Baco Noir

437 Marechal Foch

438 Petite Pearl

439 Cool-Climate Red Blends

440 Sabrevois

441 Crimson Pearl

442 Norton / Cynthiana

443 Petit Verdot

444 Tannat

445 Touriga Nacional

446 De Chaunac

447 Corot Noir

448 Chancellor

449 Rougeon

450 Muscadine Red

451 Southeast Warm-Climate Red Blends

​​Late Harvest and Dessert Wines

500  LH White Varietals

501  Muscat Varietals >5.1% rs

502  LH Zinfandel

503  Other LH Red Varietals

504  Ice Wine

505  Other

506 Late Harvest Riesling

507 Late Harvest Vidal Blanc

508 Late Harvest Vignoles

509 Red Ice Wine / Dessert Red

510 Fortified Dessert Wine

511 Late Harvest Petit Manseng

512 Late Harvest Muscadine / Scuppernong

513 Dessert Muscadine

514 Sweet Native / Hybrid Dessert Wine

515 Port-Style Red Dessert Wine

516 Fortified Muscadine

Native American and Hybrid Wines

600  Native American White Varietals

601  Native American White Blends

602  White Hybrid Varietals

603  White Hybrid Blends

604  White Hybrid Vinifera Blends

605  Native American Red Varietals

606  Native American Red Blends

607  Red Hybrid Varietals

608  Red Hybrid Blends

609  Red Hybrid Vinifera Blends

610  Native American Vinifera Blends

611  Other

612  Rose Varietal

613 Concord

614 Niagara

615 Catawba

616 Delaware

617 Diamond

618 Native American Rose

629 Muscadine White / Bronze Varietals

630 Muscadine Red / Black Varietals

631 Scuppernong

632 Carlos

633 Noble

634 Magnolia

635 Nesbitt

636 Muscadine Blends

638 Norton / Cynthiana Blends

644 Muscadine Rose

​Fruit Wines, Vermouth and Other Wine Types

700  White Vermouth

701  Red Vermouth

702  White Fruit Wines

703  Red Fruit Wines

704  Meads

705  Fresh Fruit Sangrias

706  Other

707 Blackberry Wine

708 Blueberry Wine

709 Peach Wine

710 Apple Wine

711 Strawberry Wine

712 Elderberry Wine

713 Citrus / Tropical Fruit Wine

714 Fruit Mead / Melomel

Fortified Wines

800  Sherry

801  Port

802  Fortified Fruit Wines

803  Other

​Cider

998   Hard Cider (contains alcohol)

999   Cider (non-alcoholic)

​Distilled Beverage

900  Brandy

901  Grappa

902  Eau de Vie

903  Other distilled grape and fruit spirits

​Sake

1000  Sake

Canned Wines

1100  White Wines

1101  Flavored White Wines

1200  Red Wines

1201  Flavored Red Wines

1300  Rose Wines

1301  Flavored Rose Wines

1400  Sparkling Wines

1500  Red Wine Coolers

1501  White Wine Coolers

1502  Rose Wine Coolers

1503  Flavored Wine Coolers

1504  Fruit Wine Coolers

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