Sale of Fire-Damaged Wines Sparks Lawsuit From Angry Vintners

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Issue: April 30, 2001

April 30th, 2001 Sale of Fire-Damaged Wines Sparks Lawsuit From Angry Vintners Bottles salvaged from a Napa Valley blaze were sold with original labels Napa Valley producers are still putting out flames from last June's inferno at Frank-Rombauer Cellars, which engulfed 90,000 cases of wine worth about $40 million.

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