What does the label abbreviation SR: Société de Récoltants refer to?

• A. A label for a single estate wine.
• B. A label for a private label.
• C. A cooperative vineyard association.
• D. Term referring to a group of grape growers who jointly vinify their grapes and market a champagne, or range of champagnes under a collective label.

Answer: (D)

In Champagne labeling, SR stands for Société de Récoltants, which describes a group of grape growers who pool their grapes, vinify them, and market the resulting champagne under a single collective label. This means the wine is produced by a cooperative-like entity representing multiple growers, rather than from a single estate’s own grapes. It’s different from a private label or a single-estate wine because the source grapes come from several members of the society and the wine is branded under the collective label, not under an individual grower’s name.