The White House struck alcohol insult Bashny.Net

dinner menu, arranged in honor of the re-election of Barack Obama on January 21 caused a diplomatic scandal. The French side was outraged to see that in addition to lobster, bison and apple pie, guests will be asked to "California Special natural inaugural champagne Korbel». "Champagne is made only in the Champagne region", - said the director of the US Bureau of champagne (there is) Sam Haytner. The French are very carefully monitored to ensure that the names of their regions were not included in the names of foreign-made drinks. It is stated in a variety of inter-state agreements. In particular, the United States and the European Union signed the 2006 treaty banning the use of American distilleries term "champagne". However, the winemakers of habit, used the French name.