French wine (including Chablis) and Champagne, and Sauvignon blanc in Loire and Bordeaux. As an example of the rules, although climatic conditions would appear to be favorable, no Cabernet Sauvignon wines are produced in Rhône, Riesling wines in Loire, or Chardonnay wines in Bordeaux. (If such wines were produced, they would have to be declassified to Vin de Pays or French table wine. They would not be allowed to display any appellation name or even region of origin.) Traditionally, many French wines have been blended from several grape varieties. Varietal white wines have been, and are still, more common than varietal red
Stargarder Land (wine region) in 2006 had of vineyards, and the largest was Rheinhessen with . Thus, Stargarder Land is something of a newly created oddity in the German wine regulations, and the region is generally not considered as Germany's 14th "Anbaugebiet", but rather as a smaller district which leads its own existence outside the regions. The region's wine is produced by two small winemaking cooperatives, one in Rattey (Schloss Rattey) operating and one in Burg Stargard on . The amount of wine produced is so small that it is not sold commercially, but rather handed out as dividend to the members of the