Estate-bottled
/ɪˈsteɪt ˈbɒtəld/
labeling, regulation, origin, appellation, terroir, estate, production, provenance, marketing, quality-indicator•Last updated December 28, 2025
A regulated labeling term indicating that a wine was made and bottled by a producer using 100% grapes from vineyards the producer owns or controls within a single, defined appellation, with all key steps (crushing, fermentation, aging, and bottling) carried out at the estate. In U.S. law, “estate-bottled” specifically requires that the winery and all source vineyards lie within the same American Viticultural Area (AVA) or appellation named on the label, and that the producer has full ownership or long-term control of those vineyards.
Examples
- A Napa Valley winery grows all the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes on its own contiguous vineyards within the Napa Valley AVA, ferments, ages, and bottles the wine at its on-site facility, and labels it “Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon – Estate Bottled.”
- An Oregon producer with Pinot Noir vineyards surrounding its winery in the Willamette Valley AVA releases a flagship “Estate Bottled Pinot Noir” made only from those estate-controlled vines, while a separate blend using purchased fruit is labeled “Produced and Bottled by” instead.