The war of Italian Prosecco - source ©WineNews
Posted by Miki on February 28 2009 11:53:54
Stop for the Establishment of the Prosecco Doc, that
would allow the filling in Veneto and
Friuli Venezia Giulia, excluding Piemonte.
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It is the double demand that the government of Piemonte
Zaia forward to the Minister and the National Wine,
The regional director Cirio (of "Forza Italia"") explains:
"if the proposal of Veneto pass,
Piemonte's companies would be forced to move all
machining, cutting the 30% of their staff.
Prosecco is a national product, 25% of production
is realized in Piemonte (20 million bottles
every year), with significant investment by companies in
recent years for its marketing. "