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Italy from Z to A: Zibibbo!
01-30-1999, 11:02 AM,
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To Misterjive, I agree with most of your rants. But you have unfortunately jumped on the "Big is bad and small is god" bandwagon mentality in the wine world.
Banfi, even being as big as they are, has recognized entire growing areas (Montalcino) and 60% of their product never leaves Italy.
An argument could be made that the little guy directly benefits from the capital spent decades ago by the likes of Banfi. These folks put Brunello on the map and created world demand. A small producer in Montalcino owes his $40 price tag to Banfi. Without them, his wine would remain buried in somebody's esoteric portfolio or never leave the village at all.
My point being that it is a ying and yang situation and each benefits from the existence of the other.
Also, Banfi has great stuff in many price points. Try a Col di Sasso for $9 then grab a Summus at $50. Diversity is a good thing yes?
Many of the same things could be said for KJ.Its easy to stand back and take shots at the big boys, but the world market would be a very different place (and probably a lesser one)without these two companies.
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