Talk:Brunello di Montalcino

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I was not aware (nor do I think it is true) that Brunello is a synonym for Sangiovese. Rather it was my understanding that the growers around Montalcino had managed to create an especially large fruited Sangiovese that they call Brunello (i.e. the Brunello is a local version of Sangiovese, not a synomym).

Lived a number of years in Italy and never heard the term "Brunello" connected to "bordello"

see also the website in Italian http://www.consorziobrunellodimontalcino.it, website of the Brunello di Montalcino wine association

Biondi Santi did champion the use os the Sangiovese Grosso. But today, 100 years later, calling Brunello a specific clone of the Sangiovese is a little simplistic. Given the nature of grape propagation by selecting bud wood from specific vines, there is now a large range of "clones" of Brunello. I agree that synonym is a poor choice of words and have changed that in the article. At best, it is a name ffor a range of sangiovese clones. There are many local variants of Sangiovese: Morellino, Prugnolo Gentile, Brunello, Sangioveto etc. wine and food guy 12:39, 8 September 2006 (UTC)