Appellation

An appellation in its broadest sense is a name or designation. Appellation ist also a jurisprudentially term. see court of appeal

Wine

With respect to wine, it refers to a geographical-based term used to identify where the grapes for a wine were grown.

• European Union: Protected Designation of Origin\n** Austria: Districtus Austria Controllatus\n** France: Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, that goes beyond geography (and wine)\n** Italy: Denominazione di Origine Controllata\n** Portugal: Denominação de Origem Controlada\n** Spain: Denominación de Origen
• Chile: defines and regulates its wine regions\n* South Africa: Wine of Origin\n* United States: American Viticultural Area