Delving into its pros and cons Emily, Jamie and Doug discuss whether the current appellation system is still relevant and if setting standards to reach a common denominator of quality results in excluding those artisan growers who show initiative, originality and are often the real defenders of regional heritage (yet whose wines are not deemed typical by appellation standards).

The trio ask whether having appellation connotes a wine that is true its terroir or is more to do with establishing a stylistic uniformity of wines from a specific region.

They blind-taste a delightfully brisk and crunchy IGP d’Allobroges from Yann Pernuit in Savoie, a red blend from the very rare local Etraire de la Dhuy grape plus Mondeuse and we also assay an older vintage of Tom Lubbe’s Matassa Rouge from the Roussillon which is still in astonishingly good nick.

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