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Communly callad AVA, an American Viticultural Area is a juristical tool to protect american wine. While some might say that it is similar to the French system of Appellation of Origin, it is in fact, quite different.
A bilateral agreement was signed earlier this month regarding the protection of European Geographical Indications in China and the protection of chineese GIs in Europe.
This agreement allows to be enthousiastic about the protection of European products in China and about a good economical dynamic in the future.
Find the press release on the European Commission's website.
The EUIPO and the european Commission just released a new data base that gives access to all the european geographical indications.
This data base will be helpful for a new brand to be released and avoid conflict with a GI.
The European Trademark System is quite complex from an outsider's point of view. Novagraaf offers a short presentation of the system.
The Covid-19 pandemic has a direct impact on alcohol sales around the world. Even the most famous one can't go through the crisis unaffected.
There are still a lot of studies and expectations regarding the consequences of Brexit on the wine sector. This is particulary true for wine trade. IWSR offers to study 6 ways the wine trade could be affected by Brexit.
The last article on the siutation of the South African vineyard published by Forbes is quite worrying. The Covid-19 pandemic in addition with the alcohol sales ban will be a direct hit to the wine sector.
As in a few countries, alcohol sales have been limited in Kenya to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
California enforced a new protocol to prevent the spreading of the Covid-19 pandemic by workers in the vineyard.
An Australian study measures the imapct of enotourism on the environment, particulary the Greenhouse gases emissions.
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