Got his Goat?

[Craig Camp]

Fairview Estate owner Charles Back handed over his "gift," along with some of his wine, to draw attention not to geopolitical concerns, but to a simmering trademark dispute between his Paarl winery and the Institut National des Appellations d'Origine (INAO), the French government's wine regulatory body.

[redwinegulper]

As an aside to the trademark fighting; I think those are 2 of the stupidest names for a wine.

[badthings]

As an aside to the trademark fighting; I think those are 2 of the stupidest names for a wine.

Yeah, but is anyone dumb enough to buy a $17 South African and think they're getting a good deal on a Côte Brune? If they are, then they're not in a position to damage the "brand".

The INAO is being as lame as the EU telling the Friulians they can't say Tocai Friuliano because someone might confuse it with Tokaji. Uh, no, that's just not going to happen.

As opposed to calling something from Wisconsin a Camembert, which will confuse people to the detriment of the brand.