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It might not seem like a big thing - certain big wine producers in Tuscany are accused of growing grapes other than the required sangiovese grosso - but it comes on the heels of the dioxin-mozzarella scare, giving Italy two gustatory headaches at once. In particular, VinoWire notes, quoting La Republica and La Nazione, that Antinori, Argiano and Frescobaldi have been accused of growing the offending grapes, with 14 Montalcino vineyards cited by investigators from Siena. Antinori and Argiano vigorously deny the accusations. The story plays out on a backdrop of whispers that for years Tuscan winemakers have been importing grapes from the south of Italy to make their wines fruitier. Let's face it, these are not huge sins in the universe of winemaking, not comparable, say, to adding antifreeze to wines, Austria's little 1985 scandal. But the buffalo mozzarella thing is more complicated, conjuring up the Mafia, bad trash collections, illegal waste dumping and buffalo feed. You can read MSNBC's report here. Other kinds of fresh mozzarella are not affected.
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Posted by AC @ 12:36 AM Tue, Apr 01, 2008
Castello Banfi was one of the first estates to be inspected, by both the consortium and the magistrate of Siena, as prescribed by the new regulations. No irregularities were found affecting the release of their 2003 vintage Brunello. They are not implicated in this ongoing saga.