The British Food Journal Volume 63 Issue 1 1961

Abstract

The war between formidable rivals for the use of the word “Champagne” continues. It began in 1958 at the Old Bailey with a prosecution brought under the Merchandise Marks Act alleging the application of a false description, viz., “Spanish Champagne” to goods and a second charge of applying the false description “champagne.” For the prosecution it was stated that “champagne” could only come from the Champagne district of France, which in 1921 the French Government had officially established and limited as the sole area for the production of champagne. Such a description applied to a Spanish wine, therefore, was false and misleading. The prosecution failed. The judge had stated there was overwhelming evidence of wines having lost the territorial origin of their names.

Citation

(1961), "The British Food Journal Volume 63 Issue 1 1961", British Food Journal, Vol. 63 No. 1, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb011585