Graves (wine region) an enclave. Graves (wine region) Graves (, "gravelly land") is an important subregion of the Bordeaux wine region. Graves is situated on the left bank of the Garonne River, in the upstream part of the region, southeast of the city Bordeaux and stretches over . Graves is the only Bordeaux subregion which is famed for all three of Bordeaux' three main wine types—reds, dry whites and sweet wines—although red wines dominate the total production. Graves AOC is also the name of one "Appellation d'origine contrôlée" (AOC) which covers most, but not all of the Graves subregion. The area encompasses villages
Alcamo wine Alcamo wine Alcamo Wine is produced in the DOC of Alcamo, Sicily. Located in the province of Palermo about 30 km. south-west of the city of Palermo and just east of Trapani province. In July,1972 the name Alcamo DOC applied to the wines produced in the 9 different towns in the vicinity the city of Alcamo: Calatafimi, Castellammare del Golfo, Gibellina, Balestrate, Camporeale, Monreale, Partinico, San Cipirello and San Giuseppe Jato. Initially Alcamo exclusively applied to the white wines produced in the region. It is now used for the red and rose wines produced in the region (following Local Wine