Comments on: Chiantigate? News of a new controversy breaks in Italy http://dobianchi.com/2009/12/10/chiantigate-news-of-a-new-controversy-breaks-in-italy/ Negotiating the Epistemologic Implications of Oenophilia Thu, 31 May 2012 14:40:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: michele colline http://dobianchi.com/2009/12/10/chiantigate-news-of-a-new-controversy-breaks-in-italy/#comment-4787 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:02:35 +0000 http://dobianchi.com/?p=5947#comment-4787 Pazienza, I feel it will turn out much less serious than it may seem. The article indicated 8 producers in toscana(not by name)were involved and some of them own wineries outside of Italy. There is so much extra juice in each area that it sounds like it would be the largest producers of chianti who have the most vino sfuso on hand to help expand their bottled production.

]]> By: Fred Man http://dobianchi.com/2009/12/10/chiantigate-news-of-a-new-controversy-breaks-in-italy/#comment-4784 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:17:09 +0000 http://dobianchi.com/?p=5947#comment-4784 To everybody…
If you like & drink French wines… you have no idea how much Italian grapes from Abruzzo you’ve been drinking so far…
Integrity is a rare gift to be found.

]]> By: Edwin http://dobianchi.com/2009/12/10/chiantigate-news-of-a-new-controversy-breaks-in-italy/#comment-4783 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 08:13:39 +0000 http://dobianchi.com/?p=5947#comment-4783 Italians are not stupid. Some are but so are some Americans, Belgians, whatever. To be honest I don’t care about this. I might even applaud this it is an axe in the back of large producers, exporters who have silly stories about craftmanship, originality, etc.
Most of the wines you can buy from Italy all over the world are from the same (boring) producers. I see Antoniori I lose my interest in the winelist.
They mess with wine all over the world. Messing around with wines is done to wine who were inbevibile anyway.

]]> By: Charlie http://dobianchi.com/2009/12/10/chiantigate-news-of-a-new-controversy-breaks-in-italy/#comment-4781 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:41:42 +0000 http://dobianchi.com/?p=5947#comment-4781 I am thankful that, in this case, you chose to follow the path of integrity my friend. The truth coming out is always better than hiding behind widely accepted lies. Many Kudos to you and Franco for spreading the news- The Italian wine industry will emerge from this and other previous scandals – better for it! It may hurt now, but in the long run the wines will be more pure than ever before – and your palate will be thankful! It is sad for the winemakers/producers that do have integrity – but I do believe they will see a boon to their business because of that integrity. I’m going to crack open a bottle of Barolo now (and hope it has not been compromised in any way).

]]> By: Linda Hinton http://dobianchi.com/2009/12/10/chiantigate-news-of-a-new-controversy-breaks-in-italy/#comment-4776 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:29:58 +0000 http://dobianchi.com/?p=5947#comment-4776 All I can add to this thread is a shared disappointment on the news, and concern for all the hard-working producers not “cutting” their wines who may suffer from the bad publicity. After such a difficult economic year, they don’t need yet another obstacle to doing good business. Alas, this also gives me an excuse to step outside of French wine for a meal or two and support the reputable producers (regardless of size) of Brunello & Rosso di Montalcino!

]]> By: Vinogirl http://dobianchi.com/2009/12/10/chiantigate-news-of-a-new-controversy-breaks-in-italy/#comment-4775 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:12:22 +0000 http://dobianchi.com/?p=5947#comment-4775 Very bad publicity for the Italian wine industry, small or large producers.

]]> By: The Original Fred Man http://dobianchi.com/2009/12/10/chiantigate-news-of-a-new-controversy-breaks-in-italy/#comment-4774 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:42:23 +0000 http://dobianchi.com/?p=5947#comment-4774 Italians are stupid. Period.
Last year Brunello… now Chianti…
I blame it on short-sighted producers, mentally parasites for big-named wine-makers…
What do you expect when you are ready to pay BIG MONEY only because you wanna be consulted by a “magician” to be up with your scores and media recognition? How every single one of this “wine Merlins” can provide you with a serious consultancy if they consult 50 wineries (OR MORE) at the same time?
The answer is: TRYING TO ADJUST EVERY WINERY’S WINEMAKING PROCESS. Pretty logical…
But what if NOT every consulted winery reach the same quality for the grapes or the juices?
The answer is: MIXING AND MATCHING WITH SOME GRAPE OR JUICE FAMILIAR TO THE HIGHLY PAID WINEMAKER. No matter where the grapes are from. Absolutely easy, absolutely true, absolutely illegal.
Wake up, open your eyes and support your small Brunello producer!

The Terroir-ist Fred Man

]]> By: Sasha http://dobianchi.com/2009/12/10/chiantigate-news-of-a-new-controversy-breaks-in-italy/#comment-4773 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:21:15 +0000 http://dobianchi.com/?p=5947#comment-4773 It’s a blow for hard-working, honest Italian winemakers — this is not an easy way to make a living, especially for smaller scale producers, and I hate to see anything that threatens their livelihood. I will do my part and focus on Italian wines for holiday consumption (a hard job, but someone has to do it…)

]]> By: Che tristezza « CASA PORCIATTI WEBLOG http://dobianchi.com/2009/12/10/chiantigate-news-of-a-new-controversy-breaks-in-italy/#comment-4772 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:56:30 +0000 http://dobianchi.com/?p=5947#comment-4772 [...] Toscana. Ne hanno dato notizia ieri i media locali e oggi ci sono già le prime reazioni (qui, qui qui) sulla blogosfera. Che dire? Le info paiono ancora molto fumose. Come faceva giustamente notare [...]

]]> By: genevelyn http://dobianchi.com/2009/12/10/chiantigate-news-of-a-new-controversy-breaks-in-italy/#comment-4771 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:17:19 +0000 http://dobianchi.com/?p=5947#comment-4771 and the cheaters are?

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