Frescobaldi: Wrong to tar a grass with "Bar Sport" considerations.
“We believe that Report’s investigation of wine aired on Sunday, December 17 was
A missed public service opportunity for the RAI masthead. We firmly believe that
free journalism is necessary for the growth of the country system and its assets, but in this
case you have resoundingly missed the mark.” This was said by the president of Italian Wine Union (UIV),
Lamberto Frescobaldi, regarding Report ‘s investigation “Small Chemists” aired Sunday, Dec. 17 on Rai 3.
“While on theone hand,” Frescobaldi added, ” Report rightly noted, as it did in
Previously by Uiv, some activities not allowed by law such as trading table grapes
to make wine, on the other he slavishly confused perfectly legal practices with other
Illegal, chemical additives with permitted grape products. It is then embarrassing to entrust the narrative to
a self-styled wine expert – he is a “little chemist” – with Bar Sport remarks that do not
honor the transmission. Report made a herb out of a weed by suggesting that the
sector is pervaded by rot; instead of highlighting and circumstantiating the shadowy areas, the
road of qualunquism, and that hurts both consumers and an asset that can yield 7.5
billion a year in foreign trade balance and employ nearly one million
people,” concluded the Uiv president.
Source: Italian Wine Union Press Office
