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I believe he is talking about trademark-like terms that designate the provenance of certain products, for example Cognac as opposed to brandy. For more see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appellation_d%27origine_contr%C...


Yes, this is it. In Europe, this is something very important. For example, you can only name Camembert a Camembert cheese coming from the area around the Camembert village. As customers, it allows a quick check: this is the cheap "like" version, this is the real one as they have a European label on the packaging too.


Ah, yes, that does make more sense. Thank you both.




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