Re:The secret to champagne’s appeal is the physics of bubbles
by leereeves on Tuesday January 01, 2019 @03:47PM
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"Champagne" is actually a brand, it just belongs to a region (of France) instead of a company.
> EU law and the laws of most countries reserve the term "Champagne" exclusively for wines that come from this region
Re:The secret to champagne’s appeal is the physics of bubbles
by daxat_staglatz on Tuesday January 01, 2019 @06:09PM
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It seems strange to call a place of origin a "brand". Is "Ameican" as in (for instance) "American car" a "brand"?
Re:The secret to champagne’s appeal is the physics of bubbles
by toby on Tuesday January 01, 2019 @08:46PM
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You're right, it's not a brand, the correct term is appellation.
Re:The secret to champagne’s appeal is the physics of bubbles
by coldtea on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @03:20AM
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That's nominally (and not a brand, a "Protected Designation of Origin").
We still (in Europe) call champagne anything that's a champagne in nature, regardless of origin, even if its maker can't say so on the label.
(The same way perhaps one would say "xerox" even if the machine is from another maker).
Re:The secret to champagne’s appeal is the physics of bubbles
by sorokod on Tuesday January 01, 2019 @03:58PM
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You use the word "countless" in a context that is not familiar to me
"People seldom get to even see champagne commercials"
10 seconds of googling: https://productplacementblog.com/tag/champagnes-and-sparklin...
Re:The secret to champagne’s appeal is the physics of bubbles
by filleduchaos on Tuesday January 01, 2019 @04:44PM
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Product placement and commercials are different things - if we're counting product placement, champagne would be less than a drop in the sea of scenes with people consuming soda on TV.
Marketing is more the case with sugared water (ie.e. sodas, that actually spends billions in advertising each year), than with champagne, which is not a single-brand product but tons of different producers, and that was popular way before modern mass marketing was a thing.
People seldom get to even see champagne commercials except in posh magazines or during the holidays. Contrast with sodas, beer, and co.
No marketing needs to be involved, except to promote this or that particular brand of champagne, and that only in the last century.