Cannubi to remain pure
25 Jun 2012 by Walter Speller
One of Barolo's most famous vineyards, Cannubi, will not be enlarged, according to the decision of the Tribunali Amministrativi Regionali (TAR). This decision cancels the previous 2010 decree of the Ministero delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali (MIPAAF), the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, which stated that the vineyards on the Cannubi hill - Boschis, San Lorenzo, Muscatel and Valletta - are all entitled to the name of Cannubi without further specification. In 2010 the Menzioni Geografiche Aggiuntive Ufficiali, an official listing of vineyards crus per commune, came into effect, recognising an extended Cannubi,...

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