I had a dream, I dreamt I was in another Montalcino.
In my dream, it was a different Montalcino. The landscape wasn’t different. All the landmarks were there: the Fortress, the church of Sant’Antimo, the historic medieval town, the cypress-lined road that leads to the Greppo estate, the winebar and cafè in the Logge di Piazza, [...]
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Earlier this week, the Argiano winery circulated the following letter announcing the declassification of its 2003 Brunello:
Montalcino, April 21st, 2008
Dear Wine Lovers,
I am deeply troubled and extremely sadden [sic] by the recent events that have had such a serious impact on our very lovely area and, inevitably, my heart goes out to all the people [...]
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The following is an excerpt from today’s Times article on the recent Brunello controversy by Elisabetta Povoledo. Read the entire piece here. Look for Franco’s comments to David Lynch’s recent article, “True Brunello” in the May issue of Wine & Spirits Magazine. Visit Franco’s polemical Italian blog VinoalVino.org for more commentary on the current controversy [...]
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Italian enologist Carlo Ferrini spoke to VinoWire editor Franco Ziliani over the weekend at the first meeting of the Wine Creators conference in Ronda (Málaga) Spain.
Although Carlo Ferrini (left) has previously advocated revisions of Brunello di Montalcino appellation regulations, he told VinoWire editor Franco Ziliani that today, he opposes any changes that would allow [...]
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Click here to read a preview of David Lynch’s article, “True Brunello, the future of Tuscany’s signature sangiovese,” featured in the April issue of Wine & Spirits Magazine.
I applaud David Lynch for his excellent article, “True Brunello” (Wine & Spirits Magazine, April, 2008). This serious, well written, and meticulously documented piece reveals what a treasure [...]
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Italy’s Anti-Adulteration and Health Safety Bureau (NAS) announced yesterday that it has sequestered 180,000 hectoliters of bulk wine and 16,000 bottles from nine wineries in the provinces of Cremona, Mantova, Napoli, Parma, Siena, Treviso, and Taranto. According to a wire report published by ANSA (Italy’s Associated National Press Agency), infractions included the presence of illegal [...]
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Italian Minister of Agriculture Paolo de Castro (pictured left) announced late last week that the Italian government would launch an investigation of coverage of the recent wine controversies by the Italian press.
“Over the last few weeks,” said De Castro in a prepared statement, “we have witnessed a violent attack on Made-in-Italy products and the efforts [...]
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As members of the Italian wine trade gather in Verona for the last day of Vinitaly (the industry’s annual fair), the Brunellopoli or Brunellogate controversy continues to generate hearsay and second-hand anecdotes among fair-goers.
According to a statement issued last week by Brunello Consortium president Francesco Marone Cinzano, Italian prosecutors are investigating 13 wineries and have [...]
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Today is the first day of Vinitaly, the Italian wine industry’s annual main event in Verona. VinoWire will be there so look for our reports in coming posts.
Yesterday, VinoWire visited Maria Teresa Mascarello (above, right, with her mother Franca) at the Bartolo Mascarello winery in Barolo. During our visit, the cellar master brought up a [...]
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