Writer and scholar Luigi Metropoli is the author of Divino Scrivere. Translation by VinoWire. After eleven years, the Fiera Enologica di Taurasi (Taurasi Enologic Fair) has been canceled without due cause. The organizers have laid blame with decree 23, law 88/09, which prohibits the alcohol in public squares. They have canceled the event despite the [...]
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The following translation is an excerpt of a statement issued by the Partito Democratico of Montalcino. The center-left Partito Democratico or Democratic Party is one of the predominant political parties in Italy. The statement appeared earlier this week in the Corriere di Siena online edition (and subsequently on VinoWire editor Franco Ziliani’s blog Vino al [...]
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Winemaker Craig Camp authors the popular wine blog Wine Camp. Everyone seems to love this wine, but me. Huge points always seem to accompany Paolo Scavino’s Baroli, yet to me they have very serious problems — they don’t taste like they were produced in Barolo or produced from the Nebbiolo variety. This time the wine [...]
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Source: Ansa.it Producers of fine quality wines should be allowed to combat the current credit crunch by offering them as collateral to secure bank loans, according to the chairman of Banca Popolare di Vicenza, Gianni Zonin of the famous winemaking family of the same name. Parmigiano Reggiano is already used as collateral in Italy and [...]
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The following post has been translated from a post that appeared yesterday at VinoWire editor Franco Ziliani’s blog Vino al Vino. Translation by VinoWire. On the investigation. The inquiry is not over. The Magistrate’s office has now received the judge’s report on the preliminary investigation and a request to determine whether or not to indict [...]
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VinoWire has just learned that iconic Soave producer Giuseppe Inama, founder of the Inama winery, has passed away. According to a spokesperson for his U.S. importer, “His health had deteriorated in the last few months and he had been hospitalized for the last month.” We will post shortly as new information comes to light.
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