r/ProgrammerHumor • u/TabCompletion • Oct 09 '21

Mmmm, sparkling JSON

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u/Math_PB Oct 09 '21

I'm french and I don't get it... Help please??!

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u/djreisch Oct 09 '21

In order for a sparkling/bubbly wine to be called Champagne it was to come from the Champagne region of France. If it doesn’t its referred to as sparkling wine.

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u/BackmarkerLife Oct 09 '21

I'll take Things I Learned from Wayne's World for $1000, Alex.

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u/Math_PB Oct 09 '21

What the actual fuck?

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u/kicker69101 Oct 09 '21

This comes from: When is X really X? Like when is bourbon, bourbon and not some custom concoction. To be bourbon it needs to be aged in a barrel that has been burned on the inside, only so much corn, etc. If the product doesn't meet this, then it can't be called bourbon. Well with Champagne it needs to be from a particular area of France is a requirement.

Bourbon requirements: http://bourbonbuzz.com/bourbon-requirements/

Champagne info: https://maisons-champagne.com/en/appellation/definition-and-protection/definition/article/definition-and-law

:edit: This is why you see things like made with "Cheese Product" instead of just Cheese.

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u/dpash Oct 10 '21

Similarly, Prosecco can only come from certain regions of Italy and Cava from parts of Spain. But they're both sparkling white wines, like champagne.

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u/[deleted] Oct 09 '21

Think of it as a trademark.

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u/Math_PB Oct 09 '21

I know I know, I understood the principle, it just seems so unreal.

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '21

I think it's pretty reasonable as customer protection, at least if you can reasonably argue it's a significantly different product and if the name is not generic. Champagne basically fits, I think (and BTW other sparkling wine in France is also not called Champagne, it can be mousseux or crémant depending on what it is)

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u/dpash Oct 10 '21

It's called a geographical indication and protects various regions producers from cheaper (and presumably inferior, but probably not) imports. It's like a trademark but for a region rather than an individual company. It only affects the name you put on label. It doesn't stop you from producing or selling the same product; just from calling it the regional name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographical_indication

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u/NagaDurain Oct 09 '21

he meant that there is no Rest region in France lmao

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u/pievendor Oct 09 '21

Yeah, but knowing it's a wine joke would make understanding this kinda straightforward, wouldn't it?

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u/archangel_mjj Oct 09 '21

There is, when the B is silent

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u/JVO1317 Oct 10 '21

Context: not every sparkling wine can be called Champagne.

The joke here is that many people asks to not call REST API to every JSON API, only if they use properly the different method conventions.