"Richard Neidich" > wrote:

>>> The real problem: Why should a plain AOC "Bordeaux" wine not
>>> be able to mention "Merlot" or "Sauvignon Blanc"? Why should a
>>> "Côtes du Rhône" not be able to say "Viognier" or "Syrah"? Why
>>> should a "Côtes de Provences" not be able to mention
>>> "Grenache"?
>>>
>>> I don't see any sense in not permitting to mention the grape
>>> variety onj these type of wines.

>> I agree with you Michael, the more info, the better. [...]

> Agreed but does the info have to be on the front label?

Yes!

> Why not a small tag on back of label that says the % of Grapes?

Because Dourthe, Barton & Guestier, Caves Baron Philippe de
Rothschild might want to market a wine called "Le Sauvignon du
Baron Rothschild, AOC Bordeaux". Because French supermarket buyers
see - and buy! - Sauvignon Blanc from Italy, Australia or New
Zealand.

This is a totally diffenrent question - and the one that burns
under the fingernails! - from the discussion of listing the
percentage of cabernet, merlot etc. on the back label of Chateau
Lynch-Bages or Flim Flam.

M.