The idea that you can make wine without alcohol does not please the government. "Italian is a language that defines everything precisely," said Francesco Lollobrigida, Minister of Agriculture. "If we talk about a drink that is born from grapes and is transformed through alcoholic fermentation, the name is wine. The rest is not. Let it be called a grape-based beverage, but not wine, if it does not contain alcohol. We will follow European standards, but beware of possible negative effects on the market". Without wine, it was explained in a UIV-Prometeia-Vinitaly study, "Italy would lose 1.1% of GDP, as much as the world of soccer". Fenoglio's Langhe without a grape harvest, the hills of Montalcino that emptied after the opening of the Autostrada del Sole, the countryside on the slopes of Etna with wineries closed by decree, what would they be without the wine economy? This was seen in three simulations with Artificial Intelligence: concrete, cottages, uncultivated land. "A poorer Italy," according to Lollobrigida.
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