1997 Alegrini Amarone

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>>>BTW, what is all this weary crap about wines being "typical"? Jeez, I thought we were past all that lunacy, here in 2K-Ought3.<<

No, we are not. If, instead of telling the government and the consorzium and the consumer to F--- off, they would just label the wine as a vino da tavola with some nome de fantasia (and then they could probably charge more) that would be fine. But making a wine like that AND wanting to label it as Amarone is wanting your cake and eating it too.

>> And who sets these arbitrary standards about what constitutes a typical Amarone, anyway?<<<

They are hardly "arbitrarary" and are set by the consorzium of producers to which Allegirni belong and could opt out if they choose.

I have known Marilisa for ten years, have been a frequent guest in her home and have discussed all of this at length with her.

As to Ricardo Cotarella, he should be deported to Australia where he can fullfill his destiny instead destroying the character of a huge number of zonas.

Luddite to the bone, Roberto