Case of château despair for US winemakers

Nicholas Watt in Brussels
Friday September 16, 2005
The Guardian


America's wine producers have finally been rumbled, thanks to a lack of castles in the US. From 2008 US vineyards will no longer be able to boast that a wine hails from a château unless they can prove its grapes are grown within sight of a castle.

Other European "traditional expressions", such as vintage, noble and classic, will also be banned unless they are true. The new rules are part of an EU/US deal to police the transatlantic wine trade. Existing US wines can still be given European names, such as burgundy, champagne and claret, but new wines will have to be given a US name.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1571569,00.html

As long as they can prove to have a cat. :evilgrin:

I am not sure that is an improvement. :evilgrin:

:)

Ewwwwww.

Lol.