Cwdjrx _ wrote:
> Item 5 on the above page explains why the original label on de Sade
> Champagne was banned in the US. This Champagne now has a much less
> suggestive label that can easily be found on Google, but I did not find
> the original label. It shows a very young nude girl being whipped. Other
> information I found indicates that the de Sade family has owned property
> in Champage. However the de Sade Champagne is now made by a firm that
> does not include members of the de Sade family. However the firm
> obtained approval of the de Sade family for selling Champagne under that
> label.

It is no surprise that the ATF would ban this wine. I think all the members
of their organization that review wine labels are past movie censors. Several
California wineries have had major go arounds with them over female bodies.
I believe the also rejected one of the Mouton art labels and Mouton produced
a US only label. And then there is Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon who is always
testing the limits of what he can get them to accept on a label.
( I urge anyone not familiar with Grahm to visit the Bonny Doon web site
and enjoy his craziness )