Gamay Beaujolais Faces 10-Year Phaseout in the U.S.

Issue: June 15, 1997

June 15, 1997 Gamay Beaujolais Faces 10-Year Phaseout in the U.S. American vintners will have another 10 years to use the term "Gamay Beaujolais" for a light, fruity red wine they make, but after May 2007 they will have to find another name, as the result of a recent ruling by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

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