Stirling Winery has 27 wines made up of citrus, fruits, berries and a
surprise or two with veggies. Strawberry Cream Sherry, Grapefruit and
Tangerine Champagnes add a special touch to their selections. The
citrus, tropical and berry wines have won National and International
recognition at the number one fruit judging contest in the United
States and remain unequaled and unduplicated. Enjoy wine on the patio
with a wide selection of snacks, summer sausage, cheese and crackers.
The patio is also available for private parties. visit the website to
shop online at www.stirlingwinery.com , we ship anywhere. Stirling
winery is located at 461 Main St. in Dunedin, Florida. Please call
727-734-4025 for more information.

"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> On 6 Aug 2006 08:52:04 -0700, tony wrote:
>
>> Spamming Winery has 27 wines made up of citrus, fruits, berries and a
>> surprise or two with veggies. Strawberry Cream Sherry, Grapefruit and
>> Tangerine Champagnes add a special touch to their selections....
>
> Isn't it illegal to call it Champagne unless it's grown and
> produced in France?

It's certainly illegal in FRANCE to do that, yes. Actually,
I believe the French (and European, in general( law says that
you can't call it "champagne" unless it comes from the
Champagne region of France. But at least Wikipedia
claims that the U.S. and Canada legally consider
"champagne" to be a semi-generic name for a type of
sparkling wine:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champag...22_and_the_law

Bob M.

Steve Wertz wrote:
> On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 17:16:16 GMT, Bob Myers wrote:
>
> > "Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> On 6 Aug 2006 08:52:04 -0700, tony wrote:
> >>
> >>> Spamming Winery has 27 wines made up of citrus, fruits, berries and a
> >>> surprise or two with veggies. Strawberry Cream Sherry, Grapefruit and
> >>> Tangerine Champagnes add a special touch to their selections....
> >>
> >> Isn't it illegal to call it Champagne unless it's grown and
> >> produced in France?
> >
> > It's certainly illegal in FRANCE to do that, yes. Actually,
> > I believe the French (and European, in general( law says that
> > you can't call it "champagne" unless it comes from the
> > Champagne region of France. But at least Wikipedia
> > claims that the U.S. and Canada legally consider
> > "champagne" to be a semi-generic name for a type of
> > sparkling wine
>
> I thought the US (and other countries) had agreed to respect many
> of the Declarations of Geographic Origins (or whatever they're
> called). But I guess it hasn't fully kicked in and the marketers
> haven't come up with anything else to call their [usually
> inferior] products.
>

I think their biggest crime is using a sound alike name that can be
easily confused with a well known California winery. Sterling
Vineyards should sic their lawyers on them, pronto.
http://www.sterlingvineyards.com

No comment on Stirling products other than: "Ick".

On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 15:29:34 GMT, Steve Wertz
> wrote:

>On 6 Aug 2006 08:52:04 -0700, tony wrote:
>
>> Spamming Winery has 27 wines made up of citrus, fruits, berries and a
>> surprise or two with veggies. Strawberry Cream Sherry, Grapefruit and
>> Tangerine Champagnes add a special touch to their selections....
>
>Isn't it illegal to call it Champagne unless it's grown and
>produced in France?
>
>-sw


You can call it whatever you want - but it is a protected name, just
like Bourbon is and dozens of others.


jim

On Tue, 08 Aug 2006 17:16:16 GMT, "Bob Myers"
> wrote:

>
>"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
>> On 6 Aug 2006 08:52:04 -0700, tony wrote:
>>
>>> Spamming Winery has 27 wines made up of citrus, fruits, berries and a
>>> surprise or two with veggies. Strawberry Cream Sherry, Grapefruit and
>>> Tangerine Champagnes add a special touch to their selections....
>>
>> Isn't it illegal to call it Champagne unless it's grown and
>> produced in France?
>
>It's certainly illegal in FRANCE to do that, yes. Actually,
>I believe the French (and European, in general( law says that
>you can't call it "champagne" unless it comes from the
>Champagne region of France. But at least Wikipedia
>claims that the U.S. and Canada legally consider
>"champagne" to be a semi-generic name for a type of
>sparkling wine:
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champag...22_and_the_law
>
>Bob M.
>


Of course we do whatever we want and then get our collective panties
in a bunch when it comes to bourbon.


jim

ensenadajim wrote:

> Of course we do whatever we want and then get our collective panties
> in a bunch when it comes to bourbon.

Sounds kind of ***, but then so does everything you say.

ensenadajim wrote:

> You can call it whatever you want - but it is a protected name, just
> like Bourbon is and dozens of others.

The following is trademarked: "Mexico is one big seedy ghetto".