Different appellation laws in each of the countries where fortified wines are produced dictate which types of brandies or in some cases, neutral spirits, are permitted in the production process, as well as which types of grapes are permitted in the base wine.
Eventually, he said, he would like to make several St.-Josephs, each expressing a different terroir within the appellation, but he believes he doesn't yet understand the terroirs well enough to separate the individual wines from the blend.
St. Émilion is but one of more than 50 different wine growing areas, or appellations, in Bordeaux, a region in southwest France that is home to more of the world's established high-end vineyards than anywhere else on earth.
What's more, the Montalcino appellation encompasses many different terrains, at widely varying altitudes with different exposures and soils, which alone would account for different aromas, textures and flavors.
Cheese and wine are a major part of the cuisine, playing different roles regionally and nationally, with many variations and appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) (regulated appellation) laws.
Looking at the Fatty Crab wine list, with bottles from places like Slovenia, Hungary and many little-known appellations, Ms. Robinson pointed to the range of different wines available to consumers today.
You can concentrate on one specific region or appellation, exploring it to considerable depth with different producers.
Even along the narrow swath of land close to the coast, numerous microclimates emerge, making vineyards around Annapolis to the north very different from vineyards on the ridges above Fort Ross in the appellation's western midsection, not to mention those to the south near Freestone and Occidental.
Though it is now referred to by a number of different names — "hash mark," "number sign," and even "octothorpe," a jokey appellation coined by engineers working on the Touch-Tone telephone keypad — the phrase "pound sign" can be traced to the symbol's ancient origins.
