As if the mozzarella fiasco were not enough, now Italian wines are under suspicion.There are two separate investigations under way.First, it has been charged that a large quantity of cheaper wines, sold in supermarkets, have, at best, been admixed with water, or even worse, adulterated by adding other materials (you wouldn't want further details).Second, some producers of one of Italy's most prestigious (and pricey) wines, Brunello di Montalcino, are accused of blending the wine with grapes of lesser quality.Is olive oil next?

Robert P. Imbelli, a priest of the Archdiocese of New York, is a longtime Commonweal contributor.

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