BELGIUM: 'Tocai' producers lose name rights appeal
By Keith Nuthall | 25 June 2008
A European Court of Justice (ECJ) advisory ruling appears to have ruled out any chance of a legal reprieve for Italian wine producers in Venice and neighbouring Friulia to continue using the contested name 'Tocai' to sell their wines.
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A European Court of Justice (ECJ) advisory ruling appears to have ruled out any chance of a legal reprieve for Italian wine producers in Venice and neighbouring Friulia to continue using the contested name 'Tocai' to sell their wines.
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