EASTERN EUROPEAN WINES AND SPIRITS GET PROTECTION IN WEALTHY SWISS MARKET
May 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A REVISED food and drink trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Switzerland will provide wines and spirits from the 12 countries joining the EU since 2004 with key geographical indication protection in key Swiss export markets. European Union (EU) ministers are expected to rubber-stamp the changes tomorrow (May 20). The revised deal also extends the amount of Spanish wines with geographical indication protection in Switzerland. These protected wines and spirit names cannot be used in Swiss markets unless the products were made in ...
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