Suppose an apple is produced in a place called Gotham. Can I call it Gotham's apple to indicate the place of its orign? I guess it is natural to call it an apple from Gotham or a Gotham apple by using the proper noun as an adjectve. I understand that salmon caught in Alaska are usually called Alaskan salmon or Alaska salmon. But I have spotted on the Internet Alaska's salmon.
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2If the name is that of the producer then it would seem appropriate to use a possessive, e.g. MacDonald's hamburgers, Collins' Dictionary. But if the descriptor is the name of a place, then we wouldn't normally use the possessive, but the place name sometimes adjectivally, but not always: e.g. New Zealand apples, Argentine beef, Australian wheat, French wines, Japanese sushi, Scottish salmon etc. – WS2 May 15 '16 at 23:25