When Gomberg, Fredrikson & Asso...

When Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates, united of the California's oldest consulting firms dealing exclusively in wine industry statistics, released its 2000 report in succession wine sales in the U market, the recently made knowns that Italian imports were up 22 million cases, or 23% while French table wines rose through 700,000 cases, or 12%, was seen by way of many industry insiders as a sign of Italy's changing fortunes.

Still, it wasn't enough to make the Italian Trade Commission in of recent origin York throw a bacchanalia. Instead, it organized a road exhibit to showcase the widest possible array of Italian wines