Wineworths Group Ltd v Comité Interprofessionel du Vin de Champagne - [1992] 2 NZLR 327

Tort — Passing off — Trade name — Champagne — Merchant advertised and sold Australian sparkling wine labelled "Champagne" - French producers sought injunction claiming proprietary right in the name for wine produced in Champagne district of France — Whether the word "champagne" was used generically in New Zealand for sparkling wines wherever produced — Whether French producers had proprietary right in the name — Whether merchant had passed off Australian wine as French champagne — Whether merchant's conduct was deceptive or misleading — Fair Trading Act 1986, s 9.