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Litigation

May 28, 2005

Napa Means Napa

SAN FRANCISCO - A state appellate court ruled Thursday that the maker of several popular low-cost wines cannot use the word "Napa" on its labels if they're made from grapes grown in Lodi.

        SAN FRANCISCO - A state appellate court ruled Thursday that the maker of several popular low-cost wines cannot use the word "Napa" on its labels if they're made from grapes grown in Lodi.
        "Napa Valley vintners should be ecstatic," said Kathleen Sullivan, the Stanford Law professor who represented Napa Valley winemakers against Lodi's Bronco Wine Co. "There will be no faux Napa w...

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