Example

From ISWN #71009002180011996007500, we can derive this: it is a standard 75 ml bottle of South African Cabernet Sauvignon by Thelema Winery, 1996 vintage.
 

The ISWN is composed as:

710 - 09 - 00.218 - 001 / 1996 - 0075 - 0 / 0
CCC - RR - PP.PPP - WWW / YYYY - VVVV - B / X
 

and reads as follows:



ISWN-P
ISWN-W
ISWN-V
ISWN-B

 710
710
710
710
710
710


 - 09
- 09
- 09
- 09
- 09



 - 00.218
- 00.218
- 00.218
- 00.218




 - 001
- 001
- 001





 / 1996
/ 1996






 - 0075

 is South Africa
 is regio Stellenbosch
 is Thelema Winery
 is Thelema's Cabernet Sauvignon
 is the 1996 vintage of this wine
 is a 75 ml bottle


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