Salut/Hi Tom S,

le/on Sun, 09 May 2004 15:53:45 GMT, tu disais/you said:-

>
>"Ian Hoare" > wrote in message
.. .
>> I would argue that
>> it ought to be illegal (and probably is) in Europe to use the name "Napa
>> Valley" for - say - Zinfandel.
>
>??? Now you have confused me, Ian.

Sorry about that, Tom.

> Are you saying that someone in Europe who produced Zinfandel there should not call it "Napa Valley" or "Napa
>Valley Zinfandel"?

Primarily the former, because Napa Valley is a geographical entity in the
USA, and as such it should not be used as if it were a wine type. If someone
in Europe used clones of Californian Zin and made a good wine from it, I
don't really see that they should - or could - be prevented from calling it
Zinfandel.


> Either is a bit unlikely I'd say.

I'd certainly hope so, though calling a European Zin "Napa Valley" is
exactly parallel to calling an Alsace Pinot Gris "Tokay" or a Californian
Altar wine "Tokay" (extending the argument to Champagne, Burgundy, and all
the rest of the wines to which I've referred ad nauseam).

> Do Europeans even grow something sold as Zinfandel,

I believe so, though I've not seen it.

>Blasphemy requires deliberate intent to blaspheme, which is a very high
>standard to obtain.

Does it? I didn't know that. I wonder if that's the same everywhere.


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