Comments on: Champagne Drappier http://kosherscene.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/champagne-drappier/ Ruminations for the discriminating kosher lifestyle Thu, 23 May 2013 02:41:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: kosherscene http://kosherscene.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/champagne-drappier/#comment-1330 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 03:28:46 +0000 http://kosherscene.wordpress.com/?p=6794#comment-1330 I’m afraid I can’t answer about the non-kosher champagnes, having never tasted them, I am sure however that Drappier or Laurent-Perrier would allow them name to be used on kosher offerings if these were not on par with their regular selections. Let’s face it, if the kosher Drappier was inferior to a regular Drappier it would only drag down the manufacturer’s illustrious name, same goes for Laurent-Perrier.

]]> By: AH http://kosherscene.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/champagne-drappier/#comment-1329 Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:33:08 +0000 http://kosherscene.wordpress.com/?p=6794#comment-1329 I came here from the KFWE 2012 post, I was wondering how the Drappiers compare to my favorite Champagnes, Laurent-Perrier and Pommery. I’ve had a number of Champagnes that are not worth their cost. (The cost of the Kosher version, the cost of the non-Kosher version may be good for what you’re getting.)

]]> By: mercadee http://kosherscene.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/champagne-drappier/#comment-1227 Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:26:36 +0000 http://kosherscene.wordpress.com/?p=6794#comment-1227 Regardless of the legal requirements for labeling, extensive education efforts by the Champagne region and the use of alternative names by non-Champagne quality sparkling wine producers, some consumers continue to regard champagne as a generic term for white sparkling wines, regardless of origin. The laws described here were intended to reserve the term as a designation of origin.

In the European Union and many other countries, the name Champagne is legally protected by the Treaty of Madrid (1891) designating only the sparkling wine produced in the eponymous region and adhering to the standards defined for it an Appellation d’origine contrôlée. The right was reaffirmed in the Treaty of Versailles after World War I.

This legal protection has been accepted by numerous other countries worldwide. Most recently Canada, Australia and Chile signed agreements with Europe that will limit the use of the term Champagne to only those products produced in the Appellation of Champagne in these countries. The United States permits wineries to to use the semi-generic champagne label on their sparkling wines but does not allow new producers to use the term.

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