There will be time for a more in-depth analysis of the nearly 150 wines tasted during last week’s Benvenuto Brunello event, the appellation’s annual debut. For the moment, as promised, I would like to reveal the wines from the 2006 vintage that I liked the most — all of which were tasted rigorously blind. The [...]
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In the end, it wasn’t easy but I made it: over the last two days, I managed to taste (as much a one can at these tastings) 143 bottlings of 2006 Brunello di Montalcino at the massive debut event Bevenuto Brunello 2011 (Welcome Brunello 2011). The very fact that I mention how tough it was [...]
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On his Italian-language blog Vino al Vino, VinoWire editor Franco Ziliani has just reported that today the Brunello producers association has postponed voting on proposed appellation regulation changes that would have allowed producers to use grapes other than Sangiovese in their Rosso di Montalcino. The decision to postpone the vote, announced in the association’s general [...]
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Three Montalcino wineries, including two of its most famous producers, have sent open letters to the Brunello producers association protesting proposed changes that would allow bottlers to add grapes other than Sangiovese to their Rosso di Montalcino (currently, appellation regulations require that both Rosso di Montalcino and Brunello di Montalcino be made with 100% Sangiovese [...]
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The Albeisa Bottlers Union is offering open registration for wine buyers for its annual Nebbiolo debut event, Nebbiolo Prima, May 8-13, 2011. According to the organizers, 350 bottlings of Nebbiolo (Barolo, Barbaresco, and Roero) will be debuted at the event. Click here for event details and registration.
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For an event that many Italian wine insiders are comparing to La Paulée de New York, Wine Advocate editor and Italian wine writer Antonio Galloni has summoned some of the greatest names in Barolo for what he has dubbed “La Festa del Barolo.” On March 26, 2011, fifteen Barolo producers — a who’s who of [...]
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