Smith Woodhouse labels question.

[Mike J. W.]

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I have a question about the two different Smith Woodhouse bottles I recently purchased (see the pic above). They're both 1977's and they were both imported to the U.S. by the same importer. Why would there be two different labels?

[Eric Menchen]

The one on the left was probably imported more recently. The bottles aging in the cellars in VNdG aren't labeled. They get labeled when they leave. Less likely in this particular case, even the same importer might get them from different sources, and the bottles can be labeled differently for different intended markets.

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[Andy Velebil]

PPW is the Symington's importer for the USA (It's owned by the Symington's). Eric is correct, the one on the left is a more recent "late release" from their cellars. The right, an older release. Hence, the different labels and capsules.

[Mike J. W.]

Thank you for clearing that up Eric and Andy. I didn't realize that a house would have multiple releases of the same vintage. The one on the left did look like their more recent labelings and that's what had me confused. I actually prefer the older black and white labeling for them. It looks more old school.