i/n = in neck
b/n = base of neck
o/j = on join of neck and shoulder
j/b/j = just below join of neck and shoulder
v/h/s = very high shoulder
h/s = high shoulder
u/s = upper shoulder
m/s = mid shoulder
l/s = low shoulder
LABEL CONDITION
Exc = excellent
VG = very good
G = good
b/s = bin-soiled
s/l = slip label
u/l = unlabelled
PACKING
owc = original wooden case
wc = wooden case
oc = original carton
iwc = individual wooden case
sh = second hand carton
FB = French bottled
BOTTLING
BB = Bordeaux bottled
BelgB = Belgian bottled
CB = Château bottled
DB = Domaine bottled
EB = English bottled
LOCATION
IB = in bond
Av IB = Available in bond
While every effort has been made to ensure that wines offered for sale are in an
acceptable condition, it would be sensible for purchasers to remind themselves that wine
is a perishable product. Allowances for its age and condition must therefore be taken into
account.
