Comments on: A Mix of Grapes and Cultures http://www.saltshaker.net/20060227/a-mix-of-grapes-and-cultures Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:40:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: dan http://www.saltshaker.net/20060227/a-mix-of-grapes-and-cultures#comment-203 dan Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:32:12 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20060227/a-mix-of-grapes-and-cultures#comment-203 More on this, as this story develops - but my friend Ken couldn't find any official info on the whole Uruguayan cognac thing I talked about above, which initiated a lively search through the internet and some inquiries sent out to various and sundry. We shall see what more info we dredge up. I found numerous references to Juanicó Cognac, including pictures of bottles, and even including Mercosur's export product page, which lists two different blends currently for export from South America. I also found a resolution by the national assembly of France to, if my French isn't completely off-base, "put a stop to these trademark usurpers" (which also included Chilean Armagnac and Chilean Calvados) and having passed a resolution two years ago to do so. It goes into effect in typically swift French fashion, in February 2015. More on this, as this story develops - but my friend Ken couldn’t find any official info on the whole Uruguayan cognac thing I talked about above, which initiated a lively search through the internet and some inquiries sent out to various and sundry. We shall see what more info we dredge up. I found numerous references to Juanicó Cognac, including pictures of bottles, and even including Mercosur’s export product page, which lists two different blends currently for export from South America. I also found a resolution by the national assembly of France to, if my French isn’t completely off-base, “put a stop to these trademark usurpers” (which also included Chilean Armagnac and Chilean Calvados) and having passed a resolution two years ago to do so. It goes into effect in typically swift French fashion, in February 2015.

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