• % alc Percentage alcohol by volume
• 1stB First bottled vintage
• BEE Black Economic Empowerment
• BYO Bring your own (wine, picnic)
• Cs Cases
• CWG Cape Winemakers Guild
• CWM Cape Wine Master
• Est Date established
• g/L Grams per litre
• IPW Integrated Production of Wine
• IWC International Wine Challenge
• IWSC International Wine & Spirit Competition
• LBV Late Bottled Vintage
• Malo Malolactic fermentation
• MCC Méthode cap classique (sparkling)
• MW Master of Wine

• NLH Noble Late Harvest
• NV Non-vintage. Year of harvest not stated on label
• RS Residual sugar
• SLH Special Late Harvest
• Veritas SA National Bottled Wine Show
• WIETA Wine & Agricultural Ethical Trade Association
• WO Wine of Origin
• WWF WWF-SA Conservation Champion
• cabernet/cab cabernet sauvignon
• pinot pinot noir
• chenin chenin blanc
• sauvignon/sauv sauvignon blanc
• touriga touriga nacional
• tinta tinta barocca