The Taste of a Place: Understanding Geographical Indications
INTRODUCTION Some products carry more than flavor, texture, or craftsmanship they carry the memory of a place. Darjeeling tea, Champagne, Roquefort cheese, Basmati rice, Kanjeevaram silk: say the name and an entire landscape, climate, and tradition unfolds in the mind. This is the quiet power of a Geographical Indication (GI)-a legal tag that ties a product’s identity…