Swiss village vows to fight Champagne name ban

Bindschedler said the village did not want to deprive the makers of sparkling wine in France from using the Champagne name. They just wanted the right to use their own name to show the origin of their produce.

Protecting the place names for wines and other produce, known as geographical indications or appellations, is surfacing as a major issue in world trade talks in Geneva.

(Reporting by Jonathan Lynn; Editing by Robert Woodward)