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James Suckling Uncorked
Posted: December 11, 2008 By James Suckling
I drank some fake Sassicaia last weekend at a friend’s house near Pisa. The wine wasn’t mine, but I told my friend that his bottle didn’t make sense. The big giveaway was the branded cork that didn’t have a vintage printed on it.
Nov. 15, 2008 Issue
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News
Posted: November 15, 2008 By Augustus Weed
Collecting
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Collecting News
New authentication and tracking systems could help wineries and collectors keep counterfeit bottles out of the market
Posted: November 12, 2008 By Augustus Weed
News & Features
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News
Producers association votes for no change in appellation rules, but leaves several issues unaddressed
Posted: October 28, 2008 By Jo Cooke
Blogs
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Harvey Steiman At Large
Posted: October 23, 2008 By Harvey Steiman
The magistrate investigating makers of Brunello di Montalcino and Rosso di Montalcino has cleared some of the wineries he had suspected of using grapes other than Sangiovese. At the same time, without naming names, he has said that 172,000 cases have tested positive for grapes other than Sangiovese.
Blogs
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James Suckling Uncorked
Posted: October 23, 2008 By James Suckling
I had a quick lunch yesterday at my office with Enrico Viglierchio, general manager of Banfi, the large American-owned Brunello di Montalcino producer, and he looked relieved as we drank a bottle of his 2003 Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura.
News & Features
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News
Siena prosecutor charges that lab analysis has proved wines are not pure Sangiovese
Posted: October 22, 2008 By Jo Cooke, James Suckling
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Lab tests conclude all but a small percentage is 100 percent Sangiovese; a small amount tests inconclusive and will be declassified
Posted: October 20, 2008 By Jo Cooke
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News
Authorities investigating a growing trend of high-pressure sales of collectible wine that never shows up
Posted: October 15, 2008 By Jacob Gaffney
Collecting
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Collecting News
French scientists employ particle accelerator to authenticate wine
Posted: September 11, 2008 By Augustus Weed
News & Features
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News
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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News
Italian government creates certification process to guarantee wines are 100 percent Sangiovese
Posted: July 3, 2008 By Jo Cooke
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News
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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News
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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News
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.
News & Features
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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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Book Reviews
New book details the murky tale of the "Thomas Jefferson" bottles and the collector who is determined to prove they are fakes
Posted: May 23, 2008 By Thomas Matthews
Collecting
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Collecting News
The wine-auction market faces more questions after 107 bottles of Burgundy prove fraudulent
Posted: May 16, 2008 By Peter Hellman
Blogs
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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.
