appellation2

 
Pronunciation: /ˌapəˈlasjɒ̃, apɛlasjɔ̃/

noun

  • an appellation contrôlée: about 20 per cent of French wines with an appellation come from Alsace
  • a wine bearing an appellation contrôlée: the top appellations Saint-Émilion and Pomerol
  • the district in which a wine bearing an appellation contrôlée is produced: the north-east corner of the appellation

Origin:

abbreviation of appellation (d'origine) contrôlée