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Brunello Cleared for U.S. Import
Italian government creates certification process to guarantee wines are 100 percent Sangiovese
By Jo Cooke  
Posted: Thursday, July 03, 2008

Standing in Montalcino on the morning of July 3, on Conti Costanti's historic Brunello di Montalcino–producing estate, Italy's agricultural minister and the U.S. Ambassador to Italy guaranteed that Brunello would continue to flow to the United States, its biggest foreign market. With more than 100 members of the press watching, Agricultural Minister Luca Zaia introduced a decree he had signed that morning creating a certification process for Brunello producers exporting to the United States.....

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