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.