Piedmont: Moscato growers reach accord, red wine producers receive government relief

Posted on September 20th, 2010 by VinoWire

Source: Sapori del Piemonte. It took nine hours of negotiations to reach an accord between Moscato growers and Moscato d’Asti bottlers in Piedmont last week, thus averting an 11th-hour crisis for grape growers. Claudio Sacchetto, regional assessor for the Piedmont agriculture authority, claimed victory, noting that the new 2-year contract brought higher prices for grape [...]

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As harvest begins, pricing agreement continues to elude Moscato growers

Posted on September 3rd, 2010 by VinoWire

Reported by Filippo Larganà via Sapori del Piemonte. Following weeks of tense negotiations, an agreement on pricing continues to elude producers of spumante and Moscato growers in Asti. When reached for comment by the blog Sapori del Piemonte, the agricultural assessor for Piedmont, Claudio Sacchetto, was optimistic: “The parties are very close to an agreement,” [...]

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