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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10818

3 April 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 26
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) trade
USA displeased with rules on wine designation in Europe

Brussels, 02/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 1 April, the United States criticised the restrictions in place preventing American wines sold in the European Union from using certain “traditional terms” (such as “château” or “grand cru”) on their labels.

The EU regulation on traditional terms severely restricts the possibility for non-European vintners to use general or evocative terms that would enhance their commercial prospects to describe their products sold in the EU,...

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