Australia has signed an agreement with the European Union to stop labeling Australian wine with names such as burgundy, port and claret. In exchange, Australian wine makers will have protection for 112 of its "geographical indicators" such as Barossa and Coonawarra, the Wine and Brandy Corp., the government agency in charge of wine production, announced in a news release.
Australian producers have already stopped calling sparkling wines champagne, which is named for the Champagne region of France. The EU agreement, which went into effect Wednesday, gives some producers up to 10 years to change the names of their products. The agreement replaces one in force since 1994. Australia exported wine worth nearly $8.2 million (6.43 million euros) to the EU last year.
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