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According to  Associated Press, Russia has been using the term “shampanskoye” (champagne in English) to refer to a range of locally produced sparkling wines since the Soviet era. Meanwhile, France has closely guarded the term “champagne” to refer only to wines produced in the Champagne region in northeast France for decades. Champagne is protected under France’s Appellation of Controlled Origin system, according to AFP, that is supposed to give them exclusive rights to the term in countries that follow the EU-based agreement. But Russia is not a signatory to the agreement, and on...

France vows to defend Champagne after Russia 'steals the name RFI 07 Jul 2021, 07:16 GMT+10 France's foreign minister has weighed-in behind French champagne growers who say they've been robbed of their heritage after a Russian law ordered non-Russian producers to label their bottles as sparkling wine. "Champagne" is a sparkling wine from the region of the same name, north east of Paris and thanks to the AOC - Appellation of Controlled Origin - it cannot be produced elsewhere. The AOC is meant to give champagne producers exclusive use of the word in countries that have signed up to the Lisbon ...

Why You'll Want to Get to Know Portuguese Wines This Summer © Provided by Martha Stewart Living Courtesy of Casa Ferreirinha In Portugal, as in most of Europe, wine is an essential part of everyday life. And that oftentimes includes wine at lunch—a glass of Alvarinho with your peixe grelhado (grilled fish) or whatever the prato do dia (dish of the day) may be? Why, sim obrigada (yes, thank you). As we all know, wine makes your food taste better. With everyday drinking in mind, and the summer season of relaxed eating and entertaining hitting its stride, we've zeroed in on some regions ...