how many wines were produced before the year of 2010?
select count(*) from wine where year < 2010
which appellation produced the highest number of these?
select appelation from wine where year < 2010 group by appelation order by count(*) desc limit 1
What is the area where that appellation is from?
select t1.area from appellations as t1 join wine as t2 on t1.appelation = t2.appelation group by t2.appelation having t2.year < 2010 order by count(*) desc limit 1