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From Demon to Darling

America (Country Appellation)

A Fresh Approach to Designating New Appellations

Author Richard Mendelson has written a new book on wine law which suggests useful changes to U.S. appellation system.

by Alan Goldfarb
June 11, 2009



DropCap was a site to behold: Richard Mendelson eviscerating wine giant Bronco Wine Company’s legal team in front of the California Supreme Court on the issue of truth in labeling. Bronco - producer of the Charles Shaw wines known as “Two Buck Chuck” - had been trying to make a case for its Rutherford Vintners and Napa Ridge brands, despite the fact that there wasn’t a single grape from either of those areas in the bottle.

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