No to cognac from Finland

THE EU's Court of Justice has that a Finnish distiller cannot use the word "cognac" and its Finnish translation, "konjakki".

In making cognac, only certain grapes can be used. A traditional still must be used. Distillation must be complete by 31 March following the harvest. It must be aged in casks made of particular types of oak, and only in facilities licensed by the Bureau National Interprofessionel du Cognac - winner in the case.

Finally, if it's not made from a defined area around the French town of Cognac, it cannot use that name, the court ruled.