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Changing of the Guard

Performance of California classics at auction lags newcomers

By Peter D. Meltzer

The California classics of the 1970s and ’80s are losing ground to the cult wines of the 1990s and other new limited-production labels, according to the Wine Spectator Auction Index. While the weak dollar.....

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