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1. Key to Condition Descriptions & Bottle Sizes
Wine Fill Levels
bn — base neck
ts — top shoulder
vhs — very high shoulder
hs — high shoulder
htms — high-to-mid shoulder
ms — mid shoulder
ls — low shoulder
The fill levels for Burgundy, German and
other
wines in bottles with sloping necks, is
measured
in centimeters from the base of the cork.
Label Conditons
bsl — bin-soiled label
fl — faded label
Bottle Sizes gsl — glue-stained label
ll — loose label
Half Bottle — .375 liters nl — nicked label
Bottle — .750 liters scl — scuffed label
Magnum — 1.5 liters tal — tattered label
Marie-Jeanne — 2.25 liters tl — torn label
Double Magnum — 3 liters tsl — tissue-stained label
Jeroboam (Burgundy, Champagne & wasl — water-stained label
Rhone) — 3 liters wisl — wine-stained label
Jeroboam (Bordeaux) — 4.5-5 liters wl — writing on label
Rehoboam — 4.5 liters wrl — wrinkled label
Imperial — 6 liters
Methuselah — 6 liters Cork & Capsule Conditions
Salmanazar — 9 liters
Balthazar — 12 liters cc — corroded capsule
Nebuchadnezzar — 15 liters crc — cracked capsule
cuc — cut capsule

2. Melchior — 18 liters nc — nicked capsule
noc — no capsule
oxc — oxidized capsule
tc — torn capsule
sdc — slightly depressed cork
spc — slightly protruding cork
sos — signs of seepage
ssos — slight signs of seepage
Other
ocb — original cardboard box
ogb — original gift box
owc — original wood case
Code Prefixes
l — lightly
h — heavily
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