appellation - Defines the area where a wine's grapes were grown, such as Bordeaux, Gevrey-Chambertin, Alexander Valley or Russian River Valley. Regulations vary widely from country to country. In order to use an appellation on a California wine label, for example, 85 percent of the grapes used to make the wine must be grown in the specified district. Take a sip, as Flash is needed to utilize the Wine Pricing Database, http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer.