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EU court turns up its nose at Finnish ‘cognac’

LUXEMBOURG (AP) — You can’t make cognac in Finland. No how, no way.

The EU’s Court of Justice ruled Thursday that a Finnish company called Gust. Ranin Oy cannot use the word “cognac” and its Finnish translation, “konjakki,” on its spirits because that would mislead consumers.

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