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Year of the Flood

Despite a summer deluge, Austria's growers experienced an excellent harvest in 2002

By Bruce Sanderson

Abundant rainfall is not usually associated with high quality wines. In August of 2002, Austria's top wine regions experienced torrential rains for a four-day period, causing the worst flooding in over.....

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