Didn't know where to post this

[Tastevin]

A member posted a question the other day about Sancerre which has prompted me to ask you wine lovers a question. But first a preamble.
Back in the mid 80's I spent some time in your lovely Country visiting wine merchants and offering various wines. It was very hard, but enjoyable work as I visited New York, Boston, San Francisco, New Orleans, and Houston. At one call the Buyer expressed an interest in a particular East European wine and said he could sell it as Chablis. When I tactfully reminded him that it was not in fact Chablis, he said that because in the States Chablis was a style of wine it was perfectly legal to label my wine as Chablis. He assured me that this did not only apply to Chablis. Because it would have been illegal in Europe for the wine to be labelled as somthing it was not, I could not accept the order.
My question to you learned people is - does this still apply? Did it ever apply?
Just in case you are thinking of asking - no, I cannot remember the Buyer's name, Company, or in which State this occurred; and yes, my journey was worthwhile. T