Southern Tuscan Wine Producers are Caught Floping like their Italian National Team

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Southern Tuscan Wine Producers are Caught Floping like their Italian National Team

Posted by Gabe Holmes on April 9, 2008 at 6:50pm

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Something about reading over the Brunello Scandal involving all of the big name producers over the last few years has me thinking of the Italian World Cup soccer team that flopped its way to a World Cup title a few years ago. I love Italian wine. I think Central Italy could be the sexiest of all wine regions. But the bending of the rules kinda bugs me.

That being said.

Italian wine producers are impeded by some of the most sever wine restrictions in the world. While to be a Sangiovese in California u only need 75% of the grapes to be Sangiovese. In Italy, a Brunello needs to be 100% Sangiovese (or Sangiovese Grasso, which is a thicker skinned Sangiovese and can soak up the hot summer weather that much better). Were the winemakers and producers that much more tempted to bend the rules due to the strict restrictions?

Comment by marina on April 10, 2008 at 2:21am: The 2006 World Cup was a huge flop indeed, marred by onfield disputes and blantantly incorrect refereeing decisions. This was especially evident during the Italy vs Australia match, where in the final minutes at 0-0 Italy was awarded a penalty kick after Grosso claimed he was tackled, when footage clearly showed otherwise.
Italy won the match, and eventually the cup and while the
FIFA President actually apologised to the Australia FA for the mistakes in the match, we're all still thinking what could have been.

This email that did the rounds at the time helped us get over the pain:
http://fifa2006germany.blogspot.com/

Please don't mention it again though

Comment by A Holmes on April 10, 2008 at 2:09pm: Or like that BS red card call on Carlos Bocanegra when the states played Italy in the first round. The US was winning that game under-manned.

It was truly enjoyable to watch Man U beat on Roma with their 4 best players sitting out, without injury, as they smoked Roma 2-0 a week earlier in Rome, and wanted to rest those players.