European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the and stripes consumer watch Friday april 18,1986 two italian Carabiniero search for tainted wines in a store in Rome. The wines have resulted in 20 deaths. A photo by Marynett staff writer Europe s wine scandal just keep sloshing along. First some German and Austria wines were found to be tainted with poisonous automobile anti freeze. Now it has been discovered that a number of italian vintners have doctored their wines with deadly Methyl alcohol. The addition used to illegally raise the alcohol Content can cause blindness coma and death. So far 20 deaths have been reported plus numerous hospitalizations symptoms Range from nausea and shortness of breath to distorted vision and blood pressure fluctuation. For the present Italy is halting All wine exports until it can provide certificates that its wines have not been tainted reports the associated press and the european Community has proposed that the 12 member Community tighten controls. The following lists of wines to steer Clear of comes from the German ministry for youth family and health. According to capt. Gail Hayes air Force class i spokesman and Victor reidel operations manager of the army class i none of these wines Are carried by the military stores. Reidel also notes that All italian wines now crossing Borders Are Given a close Check. Thousands of Gallons have been seized by France West Germany Austria and Switzerland. From 1,2 to 6,7 Grams of Methyl alcohol per liter were found in the following list of wines. 1. 1984er Barbera d Asti Doc Pippione 1,5 liners bottled by Zienda Zinicola Bianco Giovanni Castagnone Lanze Piemont. 2. Frizz Antino sparkling wine with added carbonation Vino Fri Zante Gas Sinicato 2 liners bottled by wine Export Neumarkt Italy. 3. White table wine 2 liners Vino a Tavola Bianco bottled for Kronen Kellerer Auer by . Gito Gene . 304/bz. 4. Bauer Schoppen Weisser Taf Elwein White table wine2 liners bottled by Vine port . Neumarkt Italy Pilve proof ver Schluss re 304/bz, control number Contr. Iva a-3, Carollo Costa issara. 5. Ebendorf White table wine bottled by vie Export Neumarkt . 304/bz. 6. Bauer trunk White table wine bottled by vie Export Neumarkt . 304/bz. A. Firms that Are under investigation in Italy for adding Methyl alcohol 1. Odore Vincenzo of incise Scap Pacino Asti 2. Ciravegna Giovanni Marzole Cuneo 3. Fusco Antonio Manduriao Taranto 4. Giovannini Aldo Quinci Neto Turin 5. Baroncini Angelo Solaroli Ravenna b. Firms in which an undetermined amount of Methyl alcohol has been found 1. Cantina social Terra Del Dolcetto i Prasco Alessandria 2. Boido i acquit terme 3. . Cortese i Canelli 4. Bianco Giovanni i Castagnone Lanze 5. Fratelli Fusta i Caraglio s Dolcetto 6. Wine Export s. P. A. Egna Boze bottled by wine Export i Egna or by wine Export Neumarkt 7. Wine cellar la Torretta i Del Carlo e Quartiroli via Roma or. 130, Procario Lucca 8. Cantina Del Barbera filled in Ferrere Asti and morale Asti 9. Cellar Castellana Diresto Celso with Headquarters in Castel bolognese Ravenna 10. Morelli Aldo s.a.s., Headquarters in Villanova i Magnacavallo 11.c.e.v.di Torino 12. Cantina Sicordi i Visna Treviso 13. Ditta tobacco Sergio Ditre Basele Ghe Padua 14. Ditta Mason Gaetano i noale Venice 15. Stab Climento Zinicolo sturdy i Sando Naci Brescia 16. Cantina Poletti Martino i Cassine Monferrato Alessandria 17. Ditta Farris i d. Damiano d Asti 18. Ditta Vini Fratelli Gori Vino Bianco s. Frediano 19. Ditta pro i Vini . Rocca Bella Roddi i Alba Cuneo 20. Cantine Osta Grazione Mado Nina Serra Longa i Crea 21. Society Cavllero Massimo Castelnuova Don Bosco Asti. 22. Ditta Irva i Canelli ast vermouth c. Wine cellars which purchased their wine from Ciravegna and whose wine has been seized for testing. 1. Ditta Tardito Stefano Giuseppe i Verna Alessandria 2. Ditta Picelli Giorgio via Novi n. 60 b Ovada Alessandria 3. Ditta Cotto Legno 4. Ditta Mascarello Michele la Morra Cuneo 5. Coop Agricola via Roma Chiusa s. Michele Torino 6. Ditta Ciravegna Renato via s. Stefano n. 10, Morozzo Cuneo 7. Ditta Faletti Remigio via g. Bellini a 41, Caselle Torino 8. Ditta Fratelli Delia Valle via Rova Senda Gattinara Vicenza 9. Ditta Rovere Luciano via Fondo Valle Cla Vesana Cuneo 10. Ditta Olivero p. I Porrello m. Teresa Cascina Val Menera Vezza d Alba Cuneo 11. Ditta Ravera s.a.s., Corso Garibaldi n. 18, Cassine Alessandria 12. Ditta Picchioldi Franco via la Salle n. 8 Torino 13. Ditta Bruera Silvio via Bussolini n. 29, Gassino Torino 14. Ditta Morbelli Giovanni via Dora bal Tea Ivrea Torino 15. Zinicola raved Corso Garibaldi n. 18, Yassine Alessandria 16. Ditta Castaldo Domenico a Bosio Alessandria 17.cantina Venturini Raffaele Salu Decio via la Piana Forli 18. Cantina s. Maria Del piano i Neive Cuneo 19. Ditta Cantine Bacco s. Maurizio i Reggio Emilia 20. Ditta Gruppo Vini Mediterraneo i Caselle Torino 21. Zinicola Morsian Giudi i Morsian Flavio . I Ravenna 22. Prose co Dei Colli tre Vigiani Imp Attigliato a Pisani i Cornu a Treviso 23. Ditta Repetto Giovanni Montaldo Alessandria 24. Ditta Mariscotti Strevig Alessandria 25. Ditta Torta Bartolomeo via Martini Delia libera Zione Marzole Cuneo 26. Mignone avar i i . Con sede in Canelli Asti regione s. Giovanni n. 13 27. Cav. Luigi cauda Casa Zinicola con sede in Vezza d Alba Cune locality Montebello 28. Baldi Giovanni Zienda Agricola con sede Asti locality Vallaroni 57 29. A.c.m., . Asti via Fratelli Vicari n. 85 30. Ditta Biscardo ., Veronello Calmasin Verona 31. A. Brugo ., . Con sede in Romagnano Sesia Novara via Mazzini n. 35 32. Cantina Zanetti i Zanetti Pio con sede in Varganov Borg Manero no Ravia Canu Ginone n. 18 33. Ditta Serma Sita Nel Deposit Franco Nella Parsena Del Porto i Geneva. Since the first list was released the German ministry has been notified by italian officials that Methyl alcohol also has been found in the wines of Bernard Primo Mezzano inferior Parma and Piancastelli Roberto Riolo terme Ravenna and that there Are High concentrations of it in the wines of Berlin Vallbona Castellina Marittimo Pis Burgada Renato Cin  Dolengo Grande Alessandria and Bretta Giorgio Trio brio Alessandria plus the following two White table wines frizz Antino Amabile italien Ischer 2 liners a. I. To Egna ri/304/bz and Bur Gappen bottled by wine Export spa Neumarkt Egna sue Tirol Pilve proof ver Schluss 304/bz. Danish officials also report that three different shipments of filipetti vermouth imported into their country from the Irvas firm in Canelli Piemont have contained 5 Grams of Methyl alcohol a liter