Certificate of Label Approval (COLA)
The COLA process ensures all alcohol beverage labels comply with federal regulations before products enter the market. You can upload your labels to our Submission Tester to see how we validate them for compliance.
Sample Label — Mountain Creek Cellars (Wine)
This wine label is missing a Government Health Warning and has no Sulfite Declaration. The validation results below show what our automated checker detects.
Validation Results
Wine — 750 mL8
Passed
1
Failed
1
Warnings
Compliance Score80%
Label Requirement Checklist
| Status | Requirement | Detected Value | CFR Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pass | Brand Name | Mountain Creek Cellars | 27 CFR §4.33 |
| Pass | Class/Type Designation | Red Wine | 27 CFR §4.34 |
| Pass | Alcohol Content | 13.5% by Volume | 27 CFR §4.36 |
| Pass | Net Contents | 750 mL | 27 CFR §4.37 |
| Pass | Name & Address | Produced by Mountain Creek Cellars, Napa, CA | 27 CFR §4.35 |
| Fail | Government Warning | Not detected | 27 CFR Part 16 |
| Warning | Sulfite Declaration | Not detected | 27 CFR §4.32(e) |
| Pass | Appellation of Origin | Napa Valley | 27 CFR §4.25 |
| Pass | Vintage Date | 2021 | 27 CFR §4.27 |
| Pass | Varietal Designation | Cabernet Sauvignon | 27 CFR §4.23 |