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Swiss town fights Champagne ban

 

15:17 GMT, Saturday, 5 April 2008 16:17 UK

A Swiss village has vowed to continue fighting to keep using its name - Champagne - on local wine.

In a traditional Swiss open-air vote, members of the community agreed to fight an attempt to stop them using the name by the French wine-growing area.

Under trade laws, the use of the name is limited to products from the French region famous for its sparkling wine.

Under a deal between the Swiss and the EU, the village was supposed to stop using the name in 2004.


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