24 9 / 2012

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In an effort to placate Bordeaux growers, the United States two years ago provided its own definition of what chateau means. For U.S. growers, according to information provided to the European Union, a chateau wine is “produced in the region of the appellation of origin by a producer or group of producers from grapes grown in vineyards owned by this producer or group of producers, or in vineyards that traditionally have been used by the producer or group of producers.”

For Haverlan and the Bordeaux wine industry, that is lawyer-talk for saying the grapes can come from almost anywhere and the wine can be made by almost anyone.

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I love wine wars. The French are right, of course. But at the same time, the probability of the French developing a taste for imported American wine is pretty much exactly zero, regardless of whether the word “chateau” appears on the label.

An American chateau? French winemakers say no - The Washington Post

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