Thanks!! I learned something new today!!

Michael Pronay > wrote in message >...
> (Ivan Debono) wrote:
>
> > I'm no wine expert and I was wondering what's the difference
> > between varietal and appellation. Or are just the same thing?
>
> "Varietal" - better "variety" - refers to the grape variety; there
> are a few hundreds (if not thousand) grown commercially around the
> world.
>
> "Appellation" means "geografic provenance" of a given wine. If
> official, many appellations also rule the grape varieties
> permitted. In the Côte d'Or in Burgundy, i.e., whites wines can
> only be made from the chardonnay, and red wines from the pinot
> noir grape, while in Chteauneuf-du-Pape 13 varieties are
> permitted.
>
> M.