@markanstead: Wine with an appellation comes from somewhere specific. Choosing it means choosing a style. If a bottle of wine doesn’t have an appellation, it could be any level of quality. I’d choose it if I already had some sense of its quality, but how can you be sure if you don’t already know? Even New World wines carry specific areas on the bottle when a particular grape variety is well known for that region. Examples: Barossa Shiraz, Mendoza Malbec. Getting to know a few appellations and places is your shortcut to choosing with intention. Follow me to learn more about wine.

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Monday 01 June 2026 08:18:19 GMT