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French Winemakers Convicted for Duping Gallo

By Dana KennedyFeb 17th 2010 – 6:54PM
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NICE, France (Feb. 17) -- In a decision that makes American vintners look strangely gullible, a court in southwest France convicted 12 French winemakers Wednesday in a scam that involved selling millions of bottles of fake pinot noir wine to the U.S. wine giant E&J Gallo. The case involved wine sold under the Red...

Background on Sideways

Sideways is a 2004 comedy-drama film written by Jim Taylor and Alexander Payne and directed by Payne. Adapted from Rex Pickett's 2004 novel of the same name, Sideways follows men in their forties, portrayed by Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church, who take a week-long road trip to Santa Barbara County Wine Country.

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