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Last time we looked at American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) and how their distinguishing features are set up to define unique wine-growing regions. But AVAs are different, and more specific, then a wine appellation. An appellation is a geographical w...
There are so many wine terms, acronyms and abbreviations that can be quite confusing. And, wine labels are often a place where this confusion is on display. In the U.S., the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), which is part of the Treasu...
When perusing wine labels on the shelf of your favorite wine shop, you’ll often find that the label indicates “California” as the region where the wine is from. But, you may have asked yourself, what does that really mean? With all the California win...
Last time we looked at all the useful information on a wine label, specifically U.S. wine labels. Along with the type of wine, the vintage date and alcohol content, a wine label will usually tell you where the wine is from, geographically. There ar...