Comments on: 10 million liters of Tuscan wine suspected of adulteration, Italian news agencies report

By: Tuscan wine scandal: a producer speaks out and names a name « Do Bianchi

Tuscan wine scandal: a producer speaks out and names a name « Do Bianchi — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 14:23:23 +0000

[...] But his interview with Super Tuscan producer Massimo d’Alessandro of Tenimenti Luigi d’Alessandro — just a few pages in the book — may represent the first instance when a prominent Tuscan winemaker has spoken on the record about last year’s Tuscan wine scandal (10 million liters of wine produced by wineries in Chianti were seized by Italian officials). [...]

By: NEWSFETCH - April 13, 2010 | Wine Industry Insight

NEWSFETCH - April 13, 2010 | Wine Industry Insight — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:32:24 +0000

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By: Another Italian Wine Scandal – Louisville Juice

Another Italian Wine Scandal – Louisville Juice — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:48:00 +0000

[...] at Vino Wire, a commentor purporting to be a wine importer (I sent an email to verify, but technical problems [...]

By: The Epiphany before Christmas | Everyone Read It!

The Epiphany before Christmas | Everyone Read It! — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:24:30 +0000

[...] got me to thinking, though, was this current mess in Italian wine. People, usually in Italy, just can’t help but screw up in what seems to be a more than [...]

By: Stars fell on Toscana… « Do Bianchi

Stars fell on Toscana… « Do Bianchi — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:05:09 +0000

[...] the room: despite the festive nature of our get together a casa di Alfonso, no one could ignore the news that broke in Chianti last week. Alfonso had graciously offered to open not just a few gems from his cellar, inspired in [...]

By: James Koch

James Koch — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:09:34 +0000

A couple of years ago I attended a tasting in Spain where I tasted quite a few beautiful Monastrells.

One rarely comes across any Monastrell in the USA so I asked one of the producer at the show about their number one export market.

It turned out that he shipped most of his Monastrell to ITALY. More specifically: He told me that his number client for his bulk Monastell was located in TUSCANY.

This information was quite shocking to me as it wasn’t being told as “someone told me”…but “I SHIP it”.

Since ever then, I personally have been looking at Tuscany’s premium wines very different.

By: Juuri nyt: Chiantissa suuren kokoluokan skandaali? « Viinipiru – viiniblogi, joka vie koko käden

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:31:10 +0000

[...] Seuratkaa miten tämä kihelmöivän jännittävä italoskandaali siirtyy kulisseista näyttämölle @Vino Wire. [...]

By: Chiantigate? News of a new controversy breaks in Italy « Do Bianchi

Chiantigate? News of a new controversy breaks in Italy « Do Bianchi — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:27:16 +0000

[...] then, after lunch, when Franco’s post appeared in my feed, I knew there was no ignoring it: Italian authorities believe that roughly 10 million liters of current-release Chianti and Toscana IG…. News of the authorities’s investigation and their subsequent request for a preemptive [...]