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French Court Ruling Leaves Bad Taste in Wine Critics' Mouths

By Per-Henrik Mansson

By fining a small French magazine $375,000 for using a scatological reference to describe Beaujolais wines, a French court has caused a furor over freedom of speech in the country. In its July-August.....

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