EU Finally Grants Name Recognition to Napa Valley
It started about 2 years ago, when wine makers from the U.S. and Europe signed a declaration to protect the place names associated with their wines. In January of this year, the European Union, responsible for overseeing the wine industry in Europe, recognized the significance of Napa Valley Terrior by granting it name protection, the first region in the U.S with this status.
“This represents a significant win in the continuing fight to protect the Napa name around the world,” said vintners association board president Peter McCrea.
This is a step in the right direction for the much younger wine industry in the United States who has lept ahead in some areas but lagged behind in issues like this. Is Sonoma next?
