Case of château despair for US winemakers

[emad]

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

[Kellanved]

1. They still can label it chat-eau

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

[MN ChimpH8R]

2. Chat eau means "cat water" I think

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

[Magrittes Pipe]

3. Most cheap Californian chardonnay tastes and looks like "cat water."

[BikeWriter]

5. You sound like an authority on this.

:)

[trogdor]

6. Eau de Chat

Ewwwwww.

[myrna minx]

4. I've had a Pinot Grigio that would be best described as 'cat water.'

Lol.