Wine groups battle over GI protections EU is seeking with Japan, Mexico

Some U.S. winemakers are urging the Trump administration to ignore the request of a California winemakers group to intervene in Japan and Mexico's review of European Union applications to protect certain wine names as geographical indications. “The U.S. government can effectively support increased exports of U.S. wines from U.S. winegrowing regions by allowing for the continued protection of winegrowing place names,” eight groups wrote in a letter to Trump last week. “That is why we urge you not to intervene...