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And bourbon is the name of a French dynasty. And bubbles in champagne were popularized by the English and the English (re-)discovered all the necessary infrastr
by dmitriid 5y ago
And bourbon is the name of a French dynasty. And bubbles in champagne were popularized by the English and the English (re-)discovered all the necessary infrastructure for production and were the first to describe the process for it. And so on.
Names do get commoditized, regardless of their origin [1]. If Scotch whiskey is labeled as "Scotch whiskey", then it should only be fair to label "Champagne" as "Sparkling wine from Champagne" then wouldn't it?
Oh wait. "Scoth whiskey" apparently doesn't deserve protection (except in the UK), unlike Champagne.
[1] This reminds me of Google ebeing very unhappy when "google" entered dictionaries as a verb.
- rsynnott 5y agoScotch whisky is a protected term in the EU and in other countries which sign up to the EU’s GI system. Brexit does mess with this system for new GIs, but not pre-existing ones like scotch whisky. And don’t think you can just go calling your knockoff ‘scotch’ to get around it, either.