The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed EU bursts bubble of Spain's 'champanillo' tapas bars with new brand protection for French champagne The EU's top court on Thursday boosted Champagne makers in their fight to get Spanish tapas bars to drop the term "champanillo" by reenforcing legal protections on "both products and services" from specific regions. https://www.thelocal.es/20210909/eu-bursts-bubble-of-spains-champanillo-tapas-bars-with-new-protection-for-french-champagne Thu, 09 Sep 2021 17:00:36 +0200 eu-bursts-bubble-of-spains-champanillo-tapas-bars-with-new-protection-for-french-champagne Tapas bars in Spain could put cork in France's Champagne name challenge Tapas bars in Barcelona called 'champanillos' could see off a legal challenge from France's Champagne region if the European Court of Justice follows a legal opinion published on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20210430/tapas-bars-could-put-cork-in-champagne-name-challenge Fri, 30 Apr 2021 13:13:44 +0200 tapas-bars-could-put-cork-in-champagne-name-challenge Spanish fizzy pop trumps French Champagne in court Spain’s supreme court has thrown out a claim by the Champagne industry that a Spanish soft drink is too similar to the famous French bubbly. https://www.thelocal.es/20160308/spanish-soft-drink-beats-champagne-in-court-battle Tue, 08 Mar 2016 11:28:16 +0100 spanish-soft-drink-beats-champagne-in-court-battle Battle of the fizz: Cava takes on champagne After decades of rising exports, producers of Catalan cava are brimming with confidence and have their eyes set on taking on the "king" of sparkling wine - French champagne. https://www.thelocal.es/20150812/catalan-cava-takes-on-french-champagne Wed, 12 Aug 2015 10:37:25 +0200 catalan-cava-takes-on-french-champagne