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Bordeaux Tries to Save Itself
The region's growers take drastic steps to cut their glut and pump up sales
Issue: November 30, 2005
Vignerons in Bordeaux did the unthinkable this summer: They sentenced 26 million bottles of their wine to death. Faced with slumping sales and a large 2004 harvest, they turned to a European Union aid program that bought the excess wine for use in ethanol fuels and cleaning solutions.
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