Mark Lipton wrote:


apples and oranges: Chamapagne is a _place_ name, like Napa or Sonoma;

Thats true but I do not feel a place defines a wine in the way the
French perceive. Can a great Burgundy blend be produced from grapes not
grown in the Burgundy region? Can Burgundy grown grapes not blended
into a true Burgundy be a great wine? I have no trouble with labeling an
appellation as its important but naming the wine by region doesn't make
sense to me. California, Oregon, Washington all produce great wines and
do it without such policies.

A Napa wine doesn't tell me much at all nor does Burgundy. Too broad
for anything meaningful due to the numerous micro climates of the region.

Do you really feel that particular blends common in a particular
California region should be named after that region and regulated as such?