No more Tokay Pinot gris?

Mia · French wines lover Joined: Apr 08, 2006 Posts: 2

Is it true that the word Tokay will be banned from french label? and why?

Pierre · French wines lover Joined: Jan 09, 2006 Posts: 11

yes, it's indeed the truth! According to an agreement between the European Economic Community and Hungary, the name Tokay belongs to the Hungarian region Tokaj, which also is a wine growing region. Alsatian viticulture tried to keep the name by appealing to an old legend that the grapes were brought back from Hungary in the sixteenth century by a soldier who fought against the Turks. However, tests showed that the Alsatian grapes were actually related to Pinot Gris grapes from Burgundy.
The label mentioning Tokay won't be allowed on bottles from the 1 st April 2007, as well as selling bottles with the name Tokay.

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