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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...

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Background on french wine

French wine is produced in several regions throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles.

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