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French scientists employ particle accelerator to authenticate wine
Posted: September 11, 2008 By Augustus Weed
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Castello Banfi is among Brunello producers to suffer losses in freak pre-harvest hailstorm
Posted: August 27, 2008 By Jo Cooke
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James Suckling Uncorked
Posted: August 18, 2008 By James Suckling
I have recently read a number of comments on the Internet about Sangiovese, and how it can’t make dark-colored wines with ripe tannins and full body. But it just isn’t true. Sangiovese can and does make wines with a depth of color, fruit and tannins, and anyone who says it can’t just doesn’t know what they are talking about.
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Tests prove yet-to-be-bottled wine is pure Sangiovese, but bottled wine remains to be approved
Posted: July 30, 2008 By Jo Cooke
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Italian government creates certification process to guarantee wines are 100 percent Sangiovese
Posted: July 3, 2008 By Jo Cooke
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James Suckling Uncorked
Posted: July 2, 2008 By James Suckling
Tomorrow there will be a joint press conference in Montalcino featuring Luca Zaia, the Italian agricultural minister, and Ron Spogli, the U.S. ambassador to Italy. They will announce a plan to resolve the current dilemma with the U.
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Lab tests conclude the wine is 100 percent Sangiovese
Posted: June 26, 2008 By Jo Cooke
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Lab tests not mandatory for Brunello wines, provided Italians certify them as pure Sangiovese
Posted: June 20, 2008 By Jo Cooke
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Vino Nobile producers under investigation for using non-Tuscan grapes; Italian government appoints panel to oversee production in Montalcino
Posted: June 10, 2008 By Jo Cooke, Mitch Frank
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Group would guarantee wines are pure Sangiovese, but critics question the plan
Posted: June 3, 2008 By Jo Cooke
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James Suckling Uncorked
Posted: May 28, 2008 By James Suckling
Brunello di Montalcino producers were given a few extra weeks before their wines will be banned from the US market. On May 13, I reported in my blog post " Brunello's Mess Worsens " that producers had until June 9 to prove that what's on the label is consistent with what's in the bottle.
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U.S. officials give producers until June 23 to guarantee Brunello is 100 percent Sangiovese before imports are blocked
Posted: May 28, 2008 By Jo Cooke, Mitch Frank
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The wine-auction market faces more questions after 107 bottles of Burgundy prove fraudulent
Posted: May 16, 2008 By Peter Hellman
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James Suckling Uncorked
Posted: May 13, 2008 By James Suckling
You are going to see a lot less Brunello di Montalcino in the United States very soon if Italian authorities and wine producers don’t get their act together. The Italian Embassy in Washington DC recently received notification from the US Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) warning that, beginning on June 9, imports of Brunello di Montalcino to the United States will be blocked unless producers can guarantee that their wines are pure Sangiovese, as required by Italian wine law.
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Federal agency asks Italian authorities to certify that wines are pure Sangiovese
Posted: May 13, 2008 By James Suckling, Jo Cooke, Mitch Frank
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Montalcino winery will sell top wine as IGT
Posted: May 2, 2008 By James Suckling
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James Suckling Uncorked
Posted: April 30, 2008 By James Suckling
I was at the Grand Tour tasting in New York last night, and I thought it was fabulous, with lots of interesting wines and cool wine people. It’s a good chance to hang and taste. If you haven’t gone to a Grand Tour before, it’s worth going.
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James Suckling Uncorked
Posted: April 21, 2008 By James Suckling
I spoke to the commercial director of Argiano this morning, the well-known producer of Brunello di Montalcino, and he told me that they decided to declassify most of their 2003 Brunello di Montalcino production.
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ASC partner Don St. Pierre Jr. released after officials investigate suspected falsification of reported wine prices
Posted: April 21, 2008 By Mark Graham
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James Suckling Uncorked
Posted: April 11, 2008 By James Suckling
In recent days, wine producers and government officials in Tuscany have been meeting behind closed doors. They are trying to decide what to do about “Brunellopoli” – the highly publicized investigation swirling around Italy’s famous red, Brunello di Montalcino.
