> Goomba38 writes:
>
>Dave Smith wrote:
>
>
>> Technically. It is a name thing, and French produces have gone to court
>> to protect the use of the word Champagne. There are lots of wineries who
>> make a sparkling white wine with the same grape varieties and the same
>> techniques, but they are legally prohibited from calling it or marketing
>> it as Champagne.
>
>And I have no problems with that at all. Sort of
>like basalmic vinegar *only* comes from Modena
>area,

Balsamic vinegar can come from anywhere (and usually does), but it is CRAP
(what most get at the stupidmarket)... but not even close to "Balsamico
Traditionale"... most of yoose have never tasted the real deal.

a Smithfield ham in the town of Smithfield
>(but also I believe there are specifics as to what
>the pig is fed and how it is smoked).

Not just the feed, also the breed, but mostly the curing procedure... no other
ham is like Smithfield same as no other ham is like Parma ham, the true
Prosciutto.

And no other sparkling wine is the same (technically or otherwise) as
Champagne[period]


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