Wine Institute's American Viticultural Areas When a US winery wants to tell you the geographic pedigree of its wine, it uses a tag on its label called an Appellation of Origin. This tag must meet federal and state legal requirements. A lot of people believe that the term appellation of origin is synonymous with viticultural area, but that's not the case. Iwineinstitute.com~Site InfoWhoisTrace RouteRBL Check Similar Sites: iwineinstitute.net