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investigation about the winery " Giovanni Ciravegna"
Police begin to suspect that there are irregularities in the wine making process. But nothing happend.
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first arrests
Inspector have found large amount of methanol in wine.
Methanol is an alcohol highly toxic get by distillation of dry wood; it is used because increase alcohol content of the wine.
Giovanni Ciravegna and his brother, Daniele, was arrested.
This illegal practice is used by many companies; many firms were closed and many wine entrepreneurs went to jail.
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decrease in export of italian wine
Seizure of Italian tanker (Kaliste) in Sète, France. Block of import of Italian wine in Germany.
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extraordinary legislative activity
Legislative decree forbidden the sale of wine made by a list of firm in which policemen had found irregularities.
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Law enforcement
Creation of a wine registry. It collects all the information about all the Italian wineries. This for achive a better control of the products.
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consequences
Overall there were 23 dead and 19 people lost eyesight.
Sales of Italian wine decrease of 37% in 1986 and for many year after the wine industry remained damaged.
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Judgment of Court of Justice of the European Union
Declare itself against the people that ask compensation for damage.
Working well wine firm suffered big losses for the decline of wine market.
Families of the victims have not yet receive any compensation.
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Court decision
The investigation ends and many people were arrested. Between these Giovanni Ciravegna was condemned to 14 years in prison, his brother 4 years.
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