On Sep 28, 9:38*am, "Gene" > wrote:
> "spamtrap1888" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > While looking up the use of Concord grapes in wine, I ran across an
> > Italian wine -- now apparently banned -- made with American grapes
> > (Isabella), which gave it a strawberry flavor. Fragolino is now
> > apparently simulated with Vitis vinifera wine and strawberry flavor.
>
> > Does anyone know more about why the original wine was banned?
>
> http://www.science20.com/small_world...he_mystery_beh...
>
> Google can be your freind.
>
> Ciao,
>
> gene

Nothing like an on-the-spot report from an Italian.