Cape Mentelle drops legal challenge over Wallcliffe name
Decanter.com.-/ Cape Mentelle, the Margaret River winery owned by France’s LVMH group, has bowed to pressure from local producers by dropping its threat of legal action against Flametree Wines over use of the Wallcliffe name on labels. The move by Cape Mentelle comes after members of the Margaret River Wine Association voted overwhelmingly to challenge the LVMH-owned estate’s claims to trademark rights on Wallcliffe as a standalone name. As a result, the association said it would seek to legally protect…