Why is there no US beef from a region like Kobe?Does US have any Protected Designation of Origin items? EU does, champagne comes to mind

[LuvOrlando]

Why is there no US beef from a region like Kobe?Does US have any Protected Designation of Origin items? EU does, champagne comes to mind. Sure would simplify things for consumers like me as I try to sort out what to buy from where

 

[Lewisc]

Bourbon whiskey must be distilled in the US.

 

[MillauFr]

Wine has designated appellations. You can't post Napa on the label if you make wine from grapes from Lodi.

 

[dizneegirl]

This article is geared toward spirits and distilling, but it's interesting: Geographical Indication (GI) and Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)

I would imagine part of it is that no other place is trying to pass something off as "Wisconsin Cheese/Dairy," "Idaho potatoes," "Napa Valley wines," "Hatch chilies," "Kentucky bourbon..."

I would imagine another part is that we haven't been a country producing "specialty" foods/drinks as long as they have in Europe.

Here's a PDF from the United States Patent and Trademark Office on the subject in the US: Geographical Indication Protection in the United States

 

[kdonnel]

The Vidalia Onion Act of 1986 established 20 counties in Georgia that comprise a grow region that is the only areas where a Vidalia Onion can be grown.

 

[lanejudy]

Vermont has a "Vermont Origin Rule" that dictates when a product label can indicate anything like "product of Vermont" or even "local."