Don’t call it wine: all the deceptions in the bottles to watch out for

They come called wine, but they are not. But it is necessary to know these real oenological deceptions, to avoid falling into the traps that damage both the sector and the consumer. We are talking, for example, of dealcoholated wine, of sweetened wine, of powdered wine, of watered one: these are just some of the latest sensational winemaking practices that are spreading throughout the world. And that Coldiretti has chosen to place at the center of exhibition «Don’t call it wine», at Vinitaly in Verona.

These bottlenecks are favored byextension of production to areas that are not always suitable and without a deep-rooted winemaking culture. And they also directly affect countries with a millenary history of wine, such as Italy, due to globalization.

«This is a dangerous precedent that paves the way for the introduction of dinghies that bring the identity of Italian wine is at great risk, which is the main voice of national agri-food exports ”, explains Ettore Prandini. «An indiscriminate demonization is underway, piloted by some multinationals, which aims to affirm a new food model and cultural affecting the sector and questions history, culture and values ​​strongly rooted in food and wines made in Italythe Mediterranean diet itself, a Unesco heritage and the moderate and responsible consumption that distinguishes wine in Italy ».

Here, in the gallery, all the deceptions in the bottle

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