Alfredo Currado dies
Alfredo Currado, one of Piedmont's most beloved and respected winemakers, has died aged 78.
Jeremy Parzen is a wine writer, educator and historian, based in Texas and specialising in Italian wine. He has his own blog, DoBianchi.com. Besides Decanter, he has appeared in Houston Press and Wine & Spirits Magazine. In 2018, he was made the ambassador for the Italian Association of Wine Merchants.
Alfredo Currado, one of Piedmont's most beloved and respected winemakers, has died aged 78.
The US certification requirement for Brunello di Montalcino has officially been lifted.
Italian authorities suspect some 10m litres of Tuscan wine may have been blended illegally.
US restrictions on Brunello di Montalcino will remain in place, the US Trade Bureau has said.
The U.S. Alcohol, Tobacco, Tax, and Trade Bureau (TTB) will no longer require Italian government certification for imports of Brunello di Montalcino to the U.S., Italy’s agriculture ministry has announced.
High-profile producers involved in the Brunello di Montalcino adulteration affair have insisted they have done nothing wrong.