The use of the ISWN-codes
The ISWN-code contains four different codes: ISWN-P(roducer), ISWN-W(ine), ISWN-V(intage) and ISWN-B(ottle).
There are two main codes used for Wines: |
- the short ISWN-W code for the wine brand or product
- the full ISWN-B code for each wine bottle
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In the tabel beneath, the different codes are displayed. You can click on each one of them to receive more information.
You might also want to check out our example.
country
CCC - |
region
RR - |
producer
PP.PPP - |
wine
WWW / |
vintage
YYYY - |
volume
VVVV - |
special
B / X |
<----------------- ISWN-P -----------------> |
<------------------------- ISWN-W ------------------------> |
<--------------------------------- ISWN-V ----------------------------------> |
<----------------------------------------- ISWN-B -----------------------------------------> |
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.
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The ISWN is composed as: |
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710 - 09 - 00.218 - 001 / 1996 - 0075 - 0 / 0
CCC - RR - PP.PPP - WWW / YYYY - VVVV - B / X
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and reads as follows: |
ISWN-P
ISWN-W
ISWN-V
ISWN-B
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710
710
710
710
710
710 |
- 09
- 09
- 09
- 09
- 09
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- 00.218
- 00.218
- 00.218
- 00.218
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- 001
- 001
- 001
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/ 1996
/ 1996
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- 0075
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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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