Crack Out The Bubbly Aldi Sorbet Can Be Called Champagne After Ruling

The European Court of Justice has ruled that if a sorbet really tastes like Champagne, that is what it can be called.
Just in time for the festive season, the court ruled on the case involving 's respected and protective CIPV committee of Champagne producers, which sought a ban on German Aldi chain selling Champagne Sorbet in its supermarkets.
Even though the court left the ultimate decision to a German court, it did say that the name could be used if the icy treat 'has, as one of its essential characteristics, a taste attributable primarily to Champagne'. 
The court said the dessert could keep it's name if it has 'as one of its essential characteristics, a taste attributable primarily to Champagne'
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Aldi's Champagne Sorbet contains 12% Champagne.
The court said that the quantity of the bubbly itself 'is a significant but not, in itself, sufficient factor'.
In 2014, a lawyer for Galana, who manufacture the sparkling sorbet, said: 'Aldi and Galana invoked the right to use a correct and non-misleading trade denomination,' reports .
'According to the defendants, the use of 'Champagne' for a sorbet containing Champagne was justified.'
Just in time for Christmas: The CIPV committee of Champagne producers sought a ban on the German Aldi chain selling Champagne Sorbet
Aldi's Champagne Sorbet contains 12% Champagne
In this case, it was argued that Aldi's use of the word Champagne in their product title would damage the reputation of the sparkling drink.
Champagne can only be made in the region of Champagne, in Eastern France. 
Other products that have similar power include Stilton cheese, which can only be made Derbyshire, Kameralı Sohbet Leicestershire or Nottinghamshire. Likewise, Port can only come from the Douro Valley in Portugal.




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