You may have heard about the "scandal" that has taken place in Tuscany regarding Brunello di Montalcino. In case you haven't,  basically, there is an investigation going on with suspicions that many Brunellos have been produced with more than the Sangiovese grape that is  supposed to be the only grape in these highly regarded (and priced) wines. In fact, over 1 million bottles have already been confiscated in Italy. Now, the USA  is getting involved by threatening to stop selling the wines until there is a guarantee that the wine is in fact Brunello di Montalcino. This could happen as soon as Monday. I like what one producer has offered to do. They will change their label and lower their designation from a DOCG wine so that they can still sell these bottles. Hopefully, others will want to do the same and we can all still get to enjoy the wines that I am sure are delicious. Actually, without the DOCG designation and Brunello label, the price will most definitely be lower. That's always a good thing.

Cheers,

The Wining Woman

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