Some California producers can call their product Champagne.
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They can if they were already doing so before 2006.
According to chatgpt
No, only sparkling wine produced in the Champagne region of France can be called "Champagne." This is protected by the term's status as a **Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)** under European Union law and international agreements. Sparkling wines made outside of the Champagne region, even if they are made using similar methods, must be labeled with terms like "sparkling wine" or other regional names, such as "Cava" (from Spain) or "Prosecco" (from Italy).
No, only sparkling wine produced in the Champagne region of France can be called "Champagne." This is protected by the term's status as a **Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)** under European Union law and international agreements. Sparkling wines made outside of the Champagne region, even if they are made using similar methods, must be labeled with terms like "sparkling wine" or other regional names, such as "Cava" (from Spain) or "Prosecco" (from Italy).
bluethrunthru
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what about Babycham?
Don't think I've ever drunk it. The bottle was too small.
bluethrunthru
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you shake on and spray it if you win a Scalextric race
grunge
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Nope they can’t. Some try to get around the law by calling their sparkling wine “California champagne” but it’s not Champagne.
Champagne only comes from 1 area of France.
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Surprised Americans don’t just spell it Shampane.
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grunge
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Here’s a bit more info into “California Champagne”. Basically a legal loop hole that allows some legacy vineyards the right to use the name.
Generally speaking it’s cheap shit by the sound of it.
Which it doenst need to be as California sparkling can be decent.
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Generally speaking it’s cheap shit by the sound of it.
Which it doenst need to be as California sparkling can be decent.
The 100-Year-Old Loophole That Makes California Champagne Legal
For a bottle of sparkling wine to be labeled Champagne, it has to be made in Champagne, France and produced using the méthode champenoise. If that bottle is produced using the exact same method, anywhere else, it must carry a different name. The production method itself must even be referred to...
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Ha ha so am I TBF!
FogBlueInSanFran
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Fascinating — and complicated — article. Thanks for posting.Here’s a bit more info into “California Champagne”. Basically a legal loop hole that allows some legacy vineyards the right to use the name.
Generally speaking it’s cheap shit by the sound of it.
Which it doenst need to be as California sparkling can be decent.
The 100-Year-Old Loophole That Makes California Champagne Legal
For a bottle of sparkling wine to be labeled Champagne, it has to be made in Champagne, France and produced using the méthode champenoise. If that bottle is produced using the exact same method, anywhere else, it must carry a different name. The production method itself must even be referred to...
You know the old saw: “How do you make a small fortune in the wine business? Start with a big one.”
Toot toot hic
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Where’s that then?
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I think in the US you can label some US wines as champagne. Not in the EU though.
From Wiki:
The United States bans the use of all new U.S.-produced wine brands.[19] However, those that had approval to use the term on labels before 2006 may continue to use it, provided the term is accompanied by the wine's actual origin (e.g., "California").[19] The majority of US-produced sparkling wines do not use the term Champagne on their labels,[20] and some states, such as Oregon,[21] ban producers in their states from using the term
And yes, we should indeed expect Stilton tariffs.
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Bordeaux I think.
mancity2012_eamo
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Thanks.
mancity2012_eamo
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I think Micheal Martin should slap a 200% tariff on the Doonbeg Hotel and Golf Course, while he’s still over there.
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