Posted on September 25th, 2008 by VinoWire
“Tom Stevenson believes that Italy’s grandest sparkling wines are getting better and better,” write the editors of Fine Wine, “a conviction strengthened by a recent tasting shared with Margaret Rand and Franco Ziliani.”
The editors of the magazine were kind enough to share a PDF of this article, which includes tasting notes from their remarkable tasting. [...]
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Posted on September 23rd, 2008 by VinoWire
More Brunello seized by prosecutors
According to an article published today in the Siena edition of La Nazione, the Siena prosecutor’s office has seized more wine from an unspecified number of producers of Brunello di Montalcino. The authors of the article also report that nearly all test results of previously impounded wine have been delivered to [...]
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Posted on September 18th, 2008 by VinoWire
According to a report published today by wine writer Roberto Giuliani, an unspecified number of Montalcino producers will meet tomorrow to discuss five proposed changes in Montalcino appellation regulations. While details remain unclear, VinoWire editor Franco Ziliani was able to confirm that the meeting has been organized by the Siena Farmers Union. Five proposed amendments, [...]
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Posted on September 16th, 2008 by VinoWire
The world of Italian food and wine writing and the Italian food and wine blogosphere were shaken late last week when respected and beloved food and wine writer Stefano Bonilli, director of Gambero Rosso — Italy’s leading food and wine imprint — was abruptly and unexpectedly “fired” by Gambero Rosso company. News of the layoff [...]
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Posted on September 11th, 2008 by VinoWire
To be added to Vino al Vino’s “Brunello 100% Sangiovese” list, please send an email to Franco by clicking here. The list will be updated here at VinoWire every time it is updated at Vino al Vino.
I had promised Carlo Merolli that I would publish this: it was his idea to create this “Brunello 100% [...]
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Posted on September 8th, 2008 by VinoWire
In an interview published Friday, September 5 in the Italian national daily La Nazione, Franco Biondi-Santi (left) — the “father” of Brunello di Montalcino — has proposed a change in the Rosso di Montalcino DOC, making it “no longer a 100% Sangiovese but a mix with other varieties cultivated in Montalcino.” The proposed change would [...]
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Posted on September 5th, 2008 by VinoWire
The Mariani family, owner of Banfi, issued the following statement yesterday in reponse to a report published by journalist Cecilia Marzotti in La Nazione on Wednesday, September 3.
The September 3, 2008 report from an Italian journalist is an undocumented accusation that any Brunello wine might contain grapes other than Sangiovese.
The Siena prosecutor’s office has not [...]
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Posted on September 3rd, 2008 by VinoWire
In a report published today by La Nazione, tests conducted by Italian treasury officials have revealed that the 2003 Brunello di Montalcino by Banfi contains grapes other than Sangiovese (appellation regulations require that Brunello be made using 100% Sangiovese grapes). According to author Cecilia Marzotti, Italian authorities have not revealed which varieties were used but [...]
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