Sherry

SHERRY

Introduction

Geographical indications (GI) are similar to trademark. Producers use such designations to signify the place from which a good originates. What’s more, geographical indications are “indications which identify a good as originating in the territory of a Member, or a region or locality in that territory, where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the good is essentially attributable to its geographical origin” (Lindquist, 1999).

Geographical Indications are strongly held in the EU. Those traditions migrated from the old world to the new, so that today, many product names no longer serve as geographic indications. Sherry is a good example in such case. Sherry is a fortified wine made from white grapes that are grown near the town of jerez, Spain. In Europe, “Sherry” is a protected designation of origin; in Spanish law, all wine labeled as “sherry” must legally come from the Sherry Triangle. In this way, the reputation of sherry can be increased as the rules to be implemented. This essay will be divided into five parts including background (GI &Sherry), advantage and disadvantage of using GI, model part and then giving arguments to discuss.

The advantage of joining in GI:

It is a fact that Geographical Indication can bring a lot of advantages to producers, especially economic benefits. For example, European nations protect Sherry through Geographical Indications system and it ensures the producers can get profit from investment of their heritage. Furthermore, Geographical Indications is an efficient marketing tool to improve market access and promote niche products. Moreover, it is important in farmer development, as it provides an opportunity to enhance circumstances in local farmers, it can be the representative of the area and improve its economic (Bramley et al , 2007).In addition, well-protected GI has legal power to restrict the use of the words to ensure products and producers have economic advantage against...