Re: [CH] Re: Evil corporate types
Dana H. Myers (dana.myers@gmail.com)
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:58:59 -0700
Rael64 wrote:
> Oops. I fergot this: Many of those name-specific wines, cheese, etc. are given
> such protective status to ensure not only authenticity but, unlike a trademark,
> a limitation of production (which, I assume, keeps prices high). Only a certain
> amount of a specific wine (chianti, for example) is allowed. Extra grapes/juice,
> etc. must be left to rot, mixed, or whatever, and anything above and beyond the
> limit cannot be called 'chianti.'
Can't such wine just be declassified? Not mixed, just labeled differently.
Dana