Depth of declaration: how far disclosure goes

The standard

A tiered disclosure assigns each statement to a level: what the law requires, what is named beyond it, and what is verifiably substantiated.

Criteria

  • The mandatory statement is set apart from the voluntary one
  • Each named intervention is concrete, not a collective term
  • What remains unsubstantiated is marked as such
  • The depth is comparable across vintages

Distinction

Depth of declaration ≠ transparency: transparency is the stance, the tiered disclosure its measurable degree. Depth of declaration ≠ market transparency: the latter concerns prices and availability, depth of declaration the statements about the wine itself.