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Old Nov 9, 2017, 9:28 am
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Originally Posted by KDS777
All champagnes are sparkling wine, but not all sparkling wines are champagne.
Yes, I assumed that was generally known.

My point was that "Champagne Service" was a brand/product name - like advertising "The World’s Most Effective" or "Less is More” or "“Better Ingredients. Better Pizza”" - which have never been held to factual standards, per US law. I'd say "Champagne Service" falls into that realm, especially when qualified with actual services. (iirc - "Puffery is not illegal and is a common method used in advertising.").

The actual description of the service being offered specifically calls for "sparkling wine".

I don't know if product marketing tag lines are legally binding in Canadia, but in the US there's no case here.

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