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Wine “Made in USA” ? |
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27 August
1997
- Diário de Notícias(Madeira)
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| Some
of the californian bottles that could be easily mistaken for the
authentic Madeira wines on the island of the same name. |
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A proposed amendment
was made for the United States 1998 Budget year that would make it possible
for any wine producer in the United states to use in an unqualified
manner and without recourse to official permission the use of the name
or wine denomination “Madeira Wine”.
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reported by the “Business Week” recently this proposed amendment to the
US Budget was presented and sponsored by the current Senator for New York:
Alfonso D’Amato. It is seen as an affront to the European Union in some
quarters: especially, as is the case involving other wine producers, like
Burgundy, Bordeaux and Beaujolais, who may find that if the Madeira wine
amendment goes through that they, too, may suffer what some people call
the “piracy” of their brand and denomination names. |
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