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What Were the Big Wine Stories of 2008?

Posted: Dec 18, 2008 3:48pm ET

What were this year’s biggest wine stories? In just about any otherwise normal year, the passing of a cultural icon such as Robert Mondavi would top the list. And certainly his death in May reminded us of how this legendary vintner shaped our modern wine world.

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