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1973 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany1973 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. Another undistinguished year although there was some fair Brunello and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano.
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1975 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany1975 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. A good vintage for Brunello, Chianti Classico and Vino Nobile.
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1994 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany1994 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. A good year for Brunello, Vino Nobile and stylish Chianti Classico.
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1998 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany
1998 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. Rain at harvest time caused some problems. A particularly good year for Brunello.
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Panel tasting results recommended: Brunello di Montalcino 2007See the recommended wines from Decanter's recent Brunello di Montalcino 2007 panel tasting with Jane Hunt MW, Richard Baudains and Rosemary George MW.
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Montalcino rallies round as Soldera’s Brunellos are destroyedVandals have destroyed thousands of litres of ageing Brunello in the cellars of cult producer Gianfranco Soldera.
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Tenuta di Argiano soldMontalcino estate Tenuta di Argiano, one of the largest Brunello producers, has been sold to a group of international investors.
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Gaja: relax Brunello rules on Sangiovese
Italian winemaker Angelo Gaja has said that Brunello should operate a two-tier system and allow other varieties other than Sangiovese.
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Brunello steps up controls following fraud investigation
Brunello di Montalcino will implement a rigorous checking system to combat any suspicion of adulteration.
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Brunello may change ratings system
The Brunello di Montalcino Consorzio is considering changing the way the official rating for Brunello is decided.
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US threatens to block all Brunello imports
The United States has threatened to block all imports of Brunello di Montalcino from 9 June.
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Government and consorzio clash over Brunello
The Italian government and the Brunello consorzio are at loggerheads as to who will take charge of the ongoing crisis over alleged adulteration of the wine.
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Cinzano resigns as chair of Brunello Consorzio
The chairman of the the Brunello Consorzio has resigned after one year in the post – claiming that ‘his work is done’.
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US drops lab analysis demand for Brunello
Brunello imported into the US will no longer have to come with a lab analysis proving it is 100% Sangiovese, the government has said.
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Antinori Brunello released by authorities
Antinori’s ‘Pian delle Vigne’ Brunello has just been been released by the Italian authorities – who are now satisfied it is ‘100% Sangiovese’.
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Italy ‘guarantees’ Brunello
The Italian government will guarantee the authenticity and grape composition of all exported Brunello, it announced yesterday.
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Brunello on the Brink
An overhyped 2003 vintage, a fraud scandal, and the threat of a US ban has left Brunello in crisis. Could subregions be the answer, asks KERIN O’KEEFE
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Hail devastates Brunello crop
A hailstorm accompanied by 100km winds devastated much of Montalcino’s Brunello crop earlier this month.
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Banfi scorns report on Brunello ‘contamination’
Brunello producer Banfi has strongly disputed reports that grapes other than Sangiovese have been found in their wine.
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L’espresso, La Repubblica sued by Brunello
The Consorzio of Brunello di Montalcino is suing two major Italian newspapers for defamation.
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Banfi Brunello released
Siena prosecutors have released Banfi’s 2003 Brunello, confiscated in April as part of an investigation into commercial fraud regarding grape blending.
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Brunello: no change in the rules, producers vote
Brunello di Montalcino producers have voted by a landslide to leave the wine 100% Sangiovese.
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Brunello: Tradition vs Technology
The Brunello blending scandal may be over, but it has reignited the spirited debate about the best style for Montalcino’s flagship wine. RICHARD BAUDAINS listens to arguments from both camps
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Biondi Santi, Col d’Orcia cleared of Brunello adulteration
Italian police have closed their investigation into the alleged adulteration of Brunello di Montalcino.
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Producers insist on innocence in Brunello affair
High-profile producers involved in the Brunello di Montalcino adulteration affair have insisted they have done nothing wrong.
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US lifts government certification requirement for Brunello
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US clarifies position on Brunello
US restrictions on Brunello di Montalcino will remain in place, the US Trade Bureau has said.
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Casanova di Neri avoids legal action in ‘Brunellogate’ scandalCasanova di Neri has escaped legal action over the 'Brunellogate' scandal.
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US officially lifts Brunello certification requirementThe US certification requirement for Brunello di Montalcino has officially been lifted.
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Brunello’s Soldera accused of ‘deeply offensive’ libel
Brunello producer Gianfranco Soldera has been expelled from the local Consorzio and sued for libel over newspaper remarks made in connection with sabotage at his winery.
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Brunello scandal: Argiano aquitted of adulterationBrunello di Montalcino producer Argiano has expressed its 'satisfaction' after a Siena court acquitted it of all charges related to the long-running Brunello tainted wine scandal.
