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> what does this extra layer of protectionism add It allows people to know the origin of a product, which is the intended purpose. Your other examples have no
by seszett 5y ago
> what does this extra layer of protectionism add
It allows people to know the origin of a product, which is the intended purpose.
Your other examples have nothing to do with geographical origin, hamburger, sandwich or IPA have never been from Hamburg, Sandwich or India, so they are irrelevant.
IMO, calling Cognac a product that does not come from Cognac is straight up fraud, and some kind of notoriety theft.
If you produce something similar to Cognac in Innsmouth, why don't you just call it Innsmouth then?
- thiht 5y agoNote that Cognac has a generic name: brandy. You can create brandy anywhere and name it that with no issue. Same with Champagne which is sparkling wine, we have tons of sparkling wines in France with their own name and no ambiguity regarding Champagne. If you call everything « Champagne », you lose information. And ultimately it’s good only for big corporations.