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A geographical indication protects a product. But it does something else, something rarely measured: it permanently associates a reputation with a place. For a medium-sized… Read More »What a Geographical Indication Brings to a Region
Four acronyms, four different approaches. Comté is a PDO, Bayonne ham a PGI, Cognac a geographical indication, and Mozzarella a traditional speciality guaranteed. These distinctions… Read More »AOP, IGP, GI, TSG: Understanding Quality Schemes
The same cheese has two names that do not enjoy the same legal status. One is a protected designation; the other has become, in much… Read More »Parmesan vs. Parmigiano Reggiano: How a Name Gets Lost