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By: Soylent Merlot: the Montalcino Syndrome infects Calabria « Do Bianchi

Soylent Merlot: the Montalcino Syndrome infects Calabria « Do Bianchi — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:58:36 +0000

[...] care about the people, place, and grapes that go into their wines. (Remember what Baldo said in the Brunello debate in October 2008? Italian appellation regulations are intended to protect the territory, not the [...]

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By: Vino Wire » Opinion: Italy’s defunct appellation system

Vino Wire » Opinion: Italy’s defunct appellation system — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:46:26 +0000

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By: The Italian DOC/G system does (and doesn’t) matter « Do Bianchi

The Italian DOC/G system does (and doesn’t) matter « Do Bianchi — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:32:44 +0000

[...] is that it was designed to protect the consumer. In fact, as Teobaldo Cappellano pointed out in last year’s Brunello Debate, the DOC/DOCG system was created to protect “the territory,” i.e., the production zone [...]

By: Albert R. Smit

Albert R. Smit — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:43:20 +0000

Being both a lover of classic wines, and a wine merchant, I would like to state that I am not interested in Brunello Passetoutgrain, nor would I sell any to my customers.

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Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:58:22 +0000

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Vinograf » Kumulativní hrabičky 42/08 — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:19:07 +0000

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By: Craig Camp

Craig Camp — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:17:47 +0000

This is so painful. Brunello is varietal wine both by name and tradition. To consider changing it shows no understanding of the tradition and distinct character of Italian wine. Producers in the DOCG can blend whatever they want into their wines, but it will not, should not and cannot be Brunello di Montalcino. There should be no debate here.

By: Vino Wire Reports on the Brunello Debate » California Wine Country Tour

Vino Wire Reports on the Brunello Debate » California Wine Country Tour — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:53:40 +0000

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By: Bruce D Ranger

Bruce D Ranger — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:16:16 +0000

I agree with the last statement in the article.

In a short Q&A that followed the debate, one Brunello producer expressed his feeling that those winemakers who want to make a wine comprised of Sangiovese blended with other grapes in Montalcino should “simply call their wine something other than Brunello.”

Leave the Brunello alone and call the blended wines something else.

Like Super Tuscan Brunello or Brunello Super Tuscan.