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Issue: June 15, 2003

No, that's not a new beer brand that's been misplaced on the store shelf. It's Aussie Wine -- a premium, vintage-dated wine in a can. In May, Gowrie Mountain Estates in Queensland began shipping 250ml cans of Cabernet- Shiraz and Chardonnay to the United States, hoping the size and convenience would appeal to novice wine drinkers.

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