Mark Lipton wrote:

Did you not read about the lawsuit brought by the Napa wine producers
association against Fred Franzia's Bronco Wine Co. for the
misappropriation of the name "Napa"? Try making a wine in Idaho and
labeling it as your "Sonoma Cuvée" and see what happens when you try to
sell it...

Never heard of Dungeness, WA? ;-)

Yes but Dungeness crabs in stores nationwide do not have to come from
Washington. They come from all along the west coast. It is a species.

I agree. So why should someone from California be able to label their
wine as Burgundy? That sounds like a double standard to me.

They shouldn't as it would confuse the consumer because it's too late to
change. I do not wish the USA to adopt such practices. Labeling a wine
NAPA is meaningless to me. Just put the appellation etc. on the label.