In a bizarre trade deal, Australia's negotiators are offering EU producers the right to slap 'goon' on their cheap wine, in exchange for permission to call their pricier stuff 'Champagne'. Because, priorities.

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<p>The Australian delegation used the offer as a bargaining chip, arguing that goon held just as much cultural significance as the terms Prosecco, Champagne, or Bordeaux.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://theshovel.com.au/2026/03/26/australia-agrees-to-let-european-producers-call-wine-goon/">Trade Talks: Australia Says European Producers Can Call Wine ‘Goon’ if We Can Use Term ‘Champagne’</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theshovel.com.au">The Shovel</a>.</p> <p>Australian trade negotiators ...