MONTALCINO, Italy (Reuters Life!) - Sales of top Italian wine Brunello di Montalcino to the U.S. market have powered ahead despite an ongoing investigation into alleged fraud by some producers, winemakers told Reuters this month.
The United States, one of the world's biggest wine markets, scrapped threats to bar imports of Brunello after Italy pledged that a government agency would guarantee authenticity of the premium red wine.
"U.S. sales have not suffered any slowdown. They have been gathering speed since July," said Patrizio Cencioni, chairman of the Consortium of Brunello di Montalcino who was elected after news of the investigation broke out in April.
