1.   Almost all Williams Selyem grapes come from the Russian River viticultural area.

2.   But the label on this new barbera indicated the grapes came from Mendocino County to the north.

3.   Furthermore, Schramsberg grapes no longer come just from the Napa Valley.

4.   One theory holds that the grape came from Italy.

5.   Others say the Italian grape came from California, presumably with disillusioned immigrants returning to their ancestral vineyards.

6.   Some vine experts theorize the grape came from Italy, others say perhaps Eastern Europe.

7.   That means the grapes can come from different locations in the state, although Bonny Doon is in Santa Cruz and Phelps in the Napa Valley.

8.   The appellation is North Coast because the grapes come from vineyards in Sonoma, Napa and Mendocino counties.

9.   The grapes come from several Napa Valley sources.

10.   The grapes came from a number of old-vine vineyards and were all hand harvested, which is almost a requirement with small-yielding old vines.