1787 Rodenstock Lafite fails a test; authenticity of Jefferson bottle questioned

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A rare 1787 Chateau Lafite was considered a fraud by German testers, who determined that the actual content of the bottle was a wine made after 1960. The seller, Rodenstock, states that the bottle must have been tampered with after he sold it.

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Top quality not top dollar

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Excellent wines in the $6 to $25 price range are widely available. The best types of wines from Australia, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the US are profiled. Specific wines from each region are recommended.

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Rain spares northern France

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Burgundy and Alsace will have good 1992 vintages due to better weather than was experienced by much of Europe. The quality of Champagne, Port and the wines of Spain, Italy and Germany are also discussed.

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