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What is an Appellation?  An appellation is the geographical location identifying where the grapes for specific wines were grown. Appellations may vary in scope – from hundreds of thousands of acres, to just a few. 

 

Official status requires approval from official trade bureaus and the government of the country where the grapes are grown. To legally display the name of the appellation on a bottle, and to guarantee the quality and authenticity of the wine, appellations must adhere to observing geographical boundaries, maximum crop yield, type of grapes used, and more. The first protected appellation was introduced in 1716 in Chianti, Italy, which has since expanded to every continent except for Antarctica.

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