Originally Posted by
ScarletHarlot
As the wife of a Portuguese citizen, I must point out that port should not be called port unless it's from Portugal...like Champagne cannot be called Champagne unless it's from France. Just to be pedantic.
I loves me some port. Our current favourites are Kopke 20 Year and Dona Matilde Colheita 1991. Mmmm.
Yes, it shouldn't be, but it is with reckless abandon. The Treaty of Versailles was never signed by the US so we don't offer protection over the name "Champagne" for example.
The terms "sparkling wine" and "fortified wine" just don't have the same ring to them!
