| There are currently wineries in all 50 US states. | | | | AVA on them such as Napa Valley or Central Coast. |
| Oklahoma's total count is at 60. The 2010 grape | | | | The other option wineries have if they choose to put |
| harvest in Oklahoma was estimated to be 250 tons | | | | an appellation on their label is the political subdivision |
| total, however some 50 tons of that will be left on the | | | | type. These start at the smallest geographical level of |
| vines. To make up for the shortfall in tonnage many of | | | | county names and from there go up to state names, |
| their wineries will be purchasing wine from out of state | | | | and then eventually to American at the top. |
| off the bulk wine market and blending that in with their | | | | In the case of the Oklahoma wineries choosing to bring |
| own wines. This has specific compliance | | | | in bulk wine from out of state and blend it in with their |
| consequences when it comes time to design their | | | | own wines before bottling their label appellation options |
| labels at bottling. | | | | may shrink down dramatically. In order to use a political |
| The label area that is impacted is the appellation of | | | | subdivision type of appellation the blend must contain |
| origin. An appellation of origin is not an item required to | | | | at least 75% from the named appellation. So a winery |
| appear on wine labels, though we may have become | | | | that purchases some out of state bulk wine and |
| rather accustomed to seeing them. In the case of | | | | blends more than 25% of it into a blend they are |
| wines made in California we have become | | | | putting together for bottling would then only qualify for |
| accustomed to seeing an American viticultural area, or | | | | "American" as their appellation on the label. |