Blending Bends the Rules Too Far

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for the Sept. 15, 1999 issue

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James Laube
Issue: September 15, 1999

American vintners should adopt a 100 percent appellation rule, and they should do it now. A wine that claims it is from a specific appellation should be entirely from that area, not a blend that includes up to 15 percent of wine from somewhere else.

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