DOCs & DOCGs Are Meaningless if Everyone Has One

Alfonso Cevola has posted an updated list of current DOCGs on his blog here. Some very instructive news has come to my attention via the website Cronache di Gusto by Fabrizio Carrera who writes from Palermo. As you can read here in a press release posted on the ministry’s website, I have discovered that Italy’s [...]

BREAKING NEWS: Montalcino votes to keep its Rosso 100% Sangiovese

According to initial reports from Montalcino, members of the Brunello producers association have voted not to change their appellation to allow grapes other than Sangiovese in Rosso di Montalcino.

Franco Biondi Santi expresses opposition to proposed changes in Montalcino

“Three years ago I was in favor of the addition of softening wines or grapes to Sangiovese for Rosso di Montalcino,” said Biondi Santi in a phone interview today with VinoWire editor Franco Ziliani, who quotes the signore del Brunello on his blog Vino al Vino. “Today, things have changed and my position is no [...]

Giacosa ends historic relationship with Wine Bow

Source: Drinks Media Wire. NAPA, Calif. – Folio Fine Wine Partners, a Michael Mondavi family-owned company that represents specially selected wines from the great winegrowing regions of the world, announced today that it will be the new United States importer for the critically acclaimed Italian wine producer, Bruno Giacosa, effective January 1, 2012. “We are [...]