Wine label checklist: what to capture before the bottle is empty

A thirty-second label routine saves hours of guessing later.

By the SipMarked team · Updated 2026-11-05

Must-have shots

A saved wine in SipMarked with its label photo, rating, notes, journal entry, and location — The label photo is saved with the wine, along with its type, region, and date.

Front label (producer and wine name)
Back label if it lists region, blend, or importer
Barcode or SKU if present (helps disambiguate look-alikes)

Jot these fields

Vintage year
Where you bought or drank it
Your rating and one-line takeaway

When scanning fails

Type the producer and wine name manually. Add a photo anyway; OCR and search get better, but your memory does not.