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Napa Valley gets product protection
By CHRIS SHERMAN
Published June 13, 2007
Napa Valley's just-announced GI status has nothing to do with the armed services "government issue, " said to be the original meaning of the acronym G.I. Nor does it mean gastrointestinal, the medical version of G.I. The initials in Napa's case stand for Geographic Indication, which is the European Union's way of commercially protecting a geographical name. Consequently, it will now be very difficult for anyone - other than those truly using grapes from Napa Valley - to use a Napa Valley designation for any wine distributed in Europe. The Napa Valley Vintner's Association hails this recognition as "a great victory for protecting the Napa name in Europe, a critical component to the (association's) ongoing efforts worldwide." Meanwhile, trade groups from Sonoma, Mendocino and other California wine-growing regions are probably taking pills for their own G.I. condition, caused, no doubt, by acute jealousy. Compiled from Times staff and wires
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