Posted on September 25th, 2009 by VinoWire
According to a report published this week by WineNews.it, Italy’s top wine wizards — “Italy’s most famous and most important enologists” — are calling the 2009 harvest “a good but not exceptional vintage in Italy.” Not all agree, however. Carlo Ferrini: “Positive results for early-ripening grape varieties except for a few problems in the warmest [...]
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Posted on September 23rd, 2009 by VinoWire
Craig Camp authors the popular wine blog Wine Camp, a points-free zone. I’m trying to remember the first year I visited this estate – 82? 83? In those days Einaudi was ultra-traditional and in the 80’s that meant erratic. While those days are often a bit over romanticized, there is no debate that great wines [...]
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Posted on September 18th, 2009 by VinoWire
Last week VinoWire editor Franco Ziliani traveled to London where he tasted 93 bottlings of 2004 Brunello in the London offices of The World of Fine Wine. The tasting was organized by editors Anastasia Edwards, Sara Morely, and Neil Beckett. Nicolas Belfrage MW and Roy Richards were also part of the tasting panel. The panel [...]
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Posted on September 16th, 2009 by VinoWire
According to a report published this week by WineNews.it, Piedmont will become the first Italian region to take advantage of new Common Market Organization reforms that allow EU members states to utilize winemaking byproducts that were previously destined for mandatory distillation. With a decree signed on September 11, Italian agriculture minister Luca Zaia approved Piedmont’s [...]
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Posted on September 7th, 2009 by VinoWire
“Italian vineyards are under attack,” said Italian agricultural minister Luca Zaia with his trademark dramatic flair at the Forum Spumanti d’Italia conference held over the weekend in Valdobbiadene. His bold statement was made in reference to his recently launched campaign to revise Italy’s “zero tolerance” drunk driving laws. Currently, “0.2 grams per liter of blood” [...]
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