15The Community rules at issue in this case were designed to guarantee to consumers who purchase wine bearing a prestigious name, such as ‘château’, that the main stages involved in the process of making that wine, namely those between harvesting and wine production, have been carried out under the actual direction, close and continuous supervision and exclusive responsibility of a wine-grower with whom the quality of the product can be associated.
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