Summary
As Piero Antinori celebrates the 30th anniversary of Tignanello with tastings and dinners in several key U.S. markets, now is a good time to reflect upon the impact of the first prominent super-Tuscan wine.
Antinori, you may recall, rebelled against the restrictive regulations of the Chianti Classico region of Tuscany. The rules at the time mandated the use of inferior grapes, even white grapes, in the production of the district's signature red wine, Chianti Classico.See the full content of this document
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Freed From Tradition's Hold
Progressive vintners, such as Antinori, and others in equally restrictive appellations throughout Italy, sought to change the rules, to no avail.
Exasperated by the bureaucracy, Antinori became one of the first to produ...See the full content of this document
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