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"Champagne" is actually a brand, it just belongs to a region (of France) instead of a company. > EU law and the laws of most countries reserve the term "Champa
by leereeves 8y ago
"Champagne" is actually a brand, it just belongs to a region (of France) instead of a company.
> EU law and the laws of most countries reserve the term "Champagne" exclusively for wines that come from this region
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champagne_(wine_region) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champagne_(wine_region)
- daxat_staglatz 8y agoIt seems strange to call a place of origin a "brand". Is "Ameican" as in (for instance) "American car" a "brand"?
- toby 8y agoYou're right, it's not a brand, the correct term is appellation.
- coldtea 8y agoThat's nominally (and not a brand, a "Protected Designation of Origin"). We still (in Europe) call champagne anything that's a champagne in nature, regardless of origin, even if its maker can't say so on the label. (The same way perhaps one would say "xerox" even if the machine is from another maker).