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Beaujolais Nouveau Day - Paris

Celebrated annually on the third Thursday of November, this year's Beaujolais Nouveau Day falls on November 21. Beloved by many, looked at askance by a few, this Gamay-based vin primeur has seen an increase in quality over the past few years. The tradition of Beaujolais Nouveau dates back to the 1800s. Winemakers would bottle their just-fermented wine, produced from grapes harvested just a few months prior, an unusually tight timeframe in winemaking term. Paris, France, November 21, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beaujolais Nouveau Day - Paris

Celebrated annually on the third Thursday of November, this year's Beaujolais Nouveau Day falls on November 21. Beloved by many, looked at askance by a few, this Gamay-based vin primeur has seen an increase in quality over the past few years. The tradition of Beaujolais Nouveau dates back to the 1800s. Winemakers would bottle their just-fermented wine, produced from grapes harvested just a few months prior, an unusually tight timeframe in winemaking term. Paris, France, November 21, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beaujolais Nouveau Day - Paris

Celebrated annually on the third Thursday of November, this year's Beaujolais Nouveau Day falls on November 21. Beloved by many, looked at askance by a few, this Gamay-based vin primeur has seen an increase in quality over the past few years. The tradition of Beaujolais Nouveau dates back to the 1800s. Winemakers would bottle their just-fermented wine, produced from grapes harvested just a few months prior, an unusually tight timeframe in winemaking term. Paris, France, November 21, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beaujolais Nouveau Day - Paris

Celebrated annually on the third Thursday of November, this year's Beaujolais Nouveau Day falls on November 21. Beloved by many, looked at askance by a few, this Gamay-based vin primeur has seen an increase in quality over the past few years. The tradition of Beaujolais Nouveau dates back to the 1800s. Winemakers would bottle their just-fermented wine, produced from grapes harvested just a few months prior, an unusually tight timeframe in winemaking term. Paris, France, November 21, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beaujolais Nouveau Day - Paris

Celebrated annually on the third Thursday of November, this year's Beaujolais Nouveau Day falls on November 21. Beloved by many, looked at askance by a few, this Gamay-based vin primeur has seen an increase in quality over the past few years. The tradition of Beaujolais Nouveau dates back to the 1800s. Winemakers would bottle their just-fermented wine, produced from grapes harvested just a few months prior, an unusually tight timeframe in winemaking term. Paris, France, November 21, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Beaujolais Nouveau Day - Paris

Celebrated annually on the third Thursday of November, this year's Beaujolais Nouveau Day falls on November 21. Beloved by many, looked at askance by a few, this Gamay-based vin primeur has seen an increase in quality over the past few years. The tradition of Beaujolais Nouveau dates back to the 1800s. Winemakers would bottle their just-fermented wine, produced from grapes harvested just a few months prior, an unusually tight timeframe in winemaking term. Paris, France, November 21, 2024. Photo by Karim Ait Adjedjou/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Australian winemakers excited about re-entry of bottled wine into Chinese market

STORY: Australian winemakers excited about re-entry of bottled wine into Chinese market SHOOTING TIME: March 17, 2024 DATELINE: March 31, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: ADELAIDE, Australia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dowie Doole winery in South Australia's McLaren Vale 2. various of Chris Thomas, managing director and chief winemaker of the Dowie Doole winery STORYLINE: China's Ministry of Commerce announced on Thursday that the country will lift anti-dumping and anti-subsidy tariffs on Australian wine from Friday. Australia welcomed China's decision, which comes at a critical time for the Australian wine industry, said an Australian government statement. The re-entry of Australian bottled wine into the Chinese market will benefit both Australian producers and Chinese consumers, the statement said. Australia's wine exports to China were worth 1.1 billion Australian dollars (some 713 million U.S. dollars) in 2019. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in the wine region of Hunter Valley

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Greek winemakers eyeing China's growing market

STORY: Greek winemakers eyeing China's growing market SHOOTING TIME: March 3, 2024 DATELINE: March 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:46 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 30th edition of wine fair "Oenorama" held in Athens, Greece 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GEORGE VAGENAS, Greek wine exporter 3. various of the edition 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STELIOS ZACHARIAS, Co-owner of Muses Estate Winery 5. various of a grape field in Santorini, Greece 6. various of storage room with wine barrels 7. various of a glass filling with wine with the background of Santorini Island STORYLINE: The 30th edition of the wine fair "Oenorama" concluded on Monday in Athens, Greece. Approximately 250 wineries from all regions of Greece presented about 2,500 wines of all types at the three-day fair, which is the largest exhibition of Greek wines in the world. Although data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) show that China imported less than 1 percent of Greece's wine output in 2023, the country is a p

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Turkish winemakers tapping China import expo in hope of reaching more consumers

STORY: Turkish winemakers tapping China import expo in hope of reaching more consumers SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 25, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Urla Winery located in Türkiye's western Aegean region 2. SOUNDBITE (English): CAN ORTABAS, Owner of Urla Wines STORYLINE: For the first time, two Turkish winemakers are participating in this year's edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in the hope of reaching overseas consumers. Urla Winery and Kavaklidere Wineries are holding a stand at the 6th CIIE held in Shanghai from Nov. 5 to 10 this year, offering their products to Chinese and other international companies. Can Ortabas, owner of Urla Winery located in Türkiye's western Aegean region which accounts for more than half of Türkiye's wine production, told Xinhua that he was excited to attend the fair to understand the Chinese market and its evolution. SOUNDBITE (English): CAN ORTABAS, Owner of Urla Wines "We are very excite

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Chinese market attractive for winemakers: experts

STORY: Chinese market attractive for winemakers: experts DATELINE: June 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wine exhibition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BEN BERNHEIM, Rose wine expert 3. various of the wine exhibition 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BEN BERNHEIM, Rose wine expert STORYLINE: Chinese consumers appreciate good quality wines, including rose, which not long ago was considered inferior to red and white wine across the world, rose wine expert Ben Bernheim told Xinhua during a recent wine exhibition in Athens. Rose wine sales are still low compared to red wine, which is traditionally the first choice of Chinese consumers, but the trend is clear, the expert said, adding that Rose wins over wine lovers in increasing numbers worldwide. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BEN BERNHEIM, Rose wine expert "We've heard producers who make really, really good, very expensive, premium wines, who find consumers in China appreciate the quality that they put into it, the effort

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Rising Chinese wineries wow int'l connoisseurs

STORY: Rising Chinese wineries wow int'l connoisseurs DATELINE: June 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: YINCHUAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of wine-themed international conference and an expo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARIA TERESA ROMERO PONCE, Chilean winemaker, Stone & Moon Winery 3. various of wine-producing area in Ningxia 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): HUA MIN, General manager of Pernod Ricard (Ningxia) Winemakers Co., Ltd. 5. various of wine-producing area in Ningxia 6. various of the French wine connoisseur 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): CHRISTELLE CHENE, French wine connoisseur, Worldwide Brand Ambassador of Xige Estate 8. various of wine-producing wineries and land in Ningxia STORYLINE: A wine-themed international conference and an expo were held in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Opened Friday, the two-day International Conference on Grape and Wine Industries and the third China (Ningxia) International Wine Culture and Tourism Expo gather representatives in t

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Yamanashi wine gains high acclaim from Paris sommeliers

PARIS, France - A man samples a wine during an event to taste wines from Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture on Feb. 20, 2012. Winemakers from the prefecture held their first tasting event for ''Koshu'' wines in Paris, winning acclaim from local sommeliers for their delicacy.

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Yamanashi wine gains high acclaim from Paris sommeliers

PARIS, France - Winemakers from Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture hold their first tasting event for ''Koshu'' wines in Paris on Feb. 20, 2012, winning acclaim from local sommeliers for their delicacy.

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Yamanashi wine gains high acclaim from Paris sommeliers

PARIS, France - A woman takes notes during an event to taste wines from Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture on Feb. 20, 2012. Winemakers from the prefecture held their first tasting event for ''Koshu'' wines in Paris, winning acclaim from local sommeliers for their delicacy.

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French winemakers assn makes donation for disaster-hit Japan

PARIS, France - Michel Issaly (R), head of the Vigneron Independant winemakers association, and a member of the French Red Cross (L) hold a check for 33,600 euros, around 3.5 million yen, raised at wine fairs in France for quake- and tsunami-hit Japan, in Paris on Nov. 28, 2011.

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Beaujolais Nouveau winemakers rap sales in plastic bottles

TOKYO, Japan - Daniel Bulliat (C), a vintner and president of the Beaujolais-Beaujolais Village winemakers association, speaks to reporters at the French Embassy in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2009. Bulliat condemned the marketing in Japan of the seasonal French red wine in plastic bottles.

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Greek wineries eyeing China's growing market

STORY: Greek wineries eyeing China's growing market DATELINE: March 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:49 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Oenorama 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CONSTANTINE STERGIDIS, General manager of Oenorama 3. various of Oenorama 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CONSTANTINE STERGIDIS, General manager of Oenorama 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): KONSTANTINOS LAZARAKIS, Master of wine 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ARIS TSELEPOS, Winemaker at Tselepos Wines STORYLINE: Greece's wine industry has made great strides in recent years, gaining recognition worldwide. China is one of the markets which Greek winemakers now aim to conquer, experts told Xinhua in Athens. Some 250 wineries from all regions of Greece presented about 3,000 wines of all types at "Oenorama 2022," the largest exhibition of Greek wines in the world, which took place in Athens between March 12 and March 14. After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the exhibition returned, offering visitors a chance t

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GREECE-ATHENS-WINE-EXHIBITION

(220316) -- ATHENS, March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photos at "Oenorama 2022," an exhibition of Greek wines, in Athens, Greece, on March 12, 2022. Greece's wine industry has made great strides in recent years, gaining recognition worldwide. China is one of the markets which Greek winemakers now aim to conquer, experts told Xinhua recently in Athens. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos) TO GO WITH Feature: Greek wineries eyeing China's growing market

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GREECE-ATHENS-WINE-EXHIBITION

(220316) -- ATHENS, March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor pours a glass of wine for a visitor at "Oenorama 2022," an exhibition of Greek wines, in Athens, Greece, on March 12, 2022. Greece's wine industry has made great strides in recent years, gaining recognition worldwide. China is one of the markets which Greek winemakers now aim to conquer, experts told Xinhua recently in Athens. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos) TO GO WITH Feature: Greek wineries eyeing China's growing market

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GREECE-ATHENS-WINE-EXHIBITION

(220316) -- ATHENS, March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A visitor tastes a glass of wine at "Oenorama 2022," an exhibition of Greek wines, in Athens, Greece, on March 12, 2022. Greece's wine industry has made great strides in recent years, gaining recognition worldwide. China is one of the markets which Greek winemakers now aim to conquer, experts told Xinhua recently in Athens. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos) TO GO WITH Feature: Greek wineries eyeing China's growing market

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GREECE-ATHENS-WINE-EXHIBITION

(220316) -- ATHENS, March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor pours a glass of wine for a visitor at "Oenorama 2022," an exhibition of Greek wines, in Athens, Greece, on March 12, 2022. Greece's wine industry has made great strides in recent years, gaining recognition worldwide. China is one of the markets which Greek winemakers now aim to conquer, experts told Xinhua recently in Athens. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos) TO GO WITH Feature: Greek wineries eyeing China's growing market

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GREECE-ATHENS-WINE-EXHIBITION

(220316) -- ATHENS, March 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor pours wine into a glass at "Oenorama 2022," an exhibition of Greek wines, in Athens, Greece, on March 12, 2022. Greece's wine industry has made great strides in recent years, gaining recognition worldwide. China is one of the markets which Greek winemakers now aim to conquer, experts told Xinhua recently in Athens. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos) TO GO WITH Feature: Greek wineries eyeing China's growing market

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Yamanashi wine gains high acclaim from Paris sommeliers

PARIS, France - Winemakers from Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture hold their first tasting event for ''Koshu'' wines in Paris on Feb. 20, 2012, winning acclaim from local sommeliers for their delicacy. (Kyodo)

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Yamanashi wine gains high acclaim from Paris sommeliers

PARIS, France - A man samples a wine during an event to taste wines from Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture on Feb. 20, 2012. Winemakers from the prefecture held their first tasting event for ''Koshu'' wines in Paris, winning acclaim from local sommeliers for their delicacy. (Kyodo)

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Yamanashi wine gains high acclaim from Paris sommeliers

PARIS, France - A woman takes notes during an event to taste wines from Japan's Yamanashi Prefecture on Feb. 20, 2012. Winemakers from the prefecture held their first tasting event for ''Koshu'' wines in Paris, winning acclaim from local sommeliers for their delicacy. (Kyodo)

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French winemakers assn makes donation for disaster-hit Japan

PARIS, France - Michel Issaly (R), head of the Vigneron Independant winemakers association, and a member of the French Red Cross (L) hold a check for 33,600 euros, around 3.5 million yen, raised at wine fairs in France for quake- and tsunami-hit Japan, in Paris on Nov. 28, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Czech winemakers was B/V vinarstvi, Jiri Toman, Vlastimil Valenta

One of the most successful Czech winemakers was B/V vinarstvi. It won the best white wine award at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, the best dry white wine award at Le Mondial des Vins Blancs Strasbourg, 27 medals at the German Mundus Vini competition, 30 medals in Hong Kong, and a champion award in the Terravino competition in Israel. At left is cellar master Jiri Toman and right is Vlastimil Valenta, director of B/V vinarstvi pose for photographer in Milotice, Czech Republic, January 25, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Czech winemaker B/V vinarstvi, Jiri Toman, Vlastimil Valenta

One of the most successful Czech winemakers was B/V vinarstvi. It won the best white wine award at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, the best dry white wine award at Le Mondial des Vins Blancs Strasbourg, 27 medals at the German Mundus Vini competition, 30 medals in Hong Kong, and a champion award in the Terravino competition in Israel. At left is cellar master Jiri Toman and right is Vlastimil Valenta, director of B/V vinarstvi pose for photographer in Milotice, Czech Republic, January 25, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Czech winemaker B/V vinarstvi, bottles

One of the most successful Czech winemakers was B/V vinarstvi. It won the best white wine award at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, the best dry white wine award at Le Mondial des Vins Blancs Strasbourg, 27 medals at the German Mundus Vini competition, 30 medals in Hong Kong, and a champion award in the Terravino competition in Israel. Pictured bottles of Ryzlink Rynsky 2018 in Milotice, Czech Republic, January 25, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Czech winemaker B/V vinarstvi, Jiri Toman, Vlastimil Valenta

One of the most successful Czech winemakers was B/V vinarstvi. It won the best white wine award at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, the best dry white wine award at Le Mondial des Vins Blancs Strasbourg, 27 medals at the German Mundus Vini competition, 30 medals in Hong Kong, and a champion award in the Terravino competition in Israel. At right is cellar master Jiri Toman and left is Vlastimil Valenta, director of B/V vinarstvi pose for photographer in Milotice, Czech Republic, January 25, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Czech winemaker B/V vinarstvi, Jiri Toman, Vlastimil Valenta

One of the most successful Czech winemakers was B/V vinarstvi. It won the best white wine award at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, the best dry white wine award at Le Mondial des Vins Blancs Strasbourg, 27 medals at the German Mundus Vini competition, 30 medals in Hong Kong, and a champion award in the Terravino competition in Israel. At right is cellar master Jiri Toman and left is Vlastimil Valenta, director of B/V vinarstvi pose for photographer in Milotice, Czech Republic, January 25, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Czech winemaker B/V vinarstvi

One of the most successful Czech winemakers was B/V vinarstvi. It won the best white wine award at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, the best dry white wine award at Le Mondial des Vins Blancs Strasbourg, 27 medals at the German Mundus Vini competition, 30 medals in Hong Kong, and a champion award in the Terravino competition in Israel. Pictured bottles of Ryzlink Rynsky 2018 in Milotice, Czech Republic, January 25, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Czech winemaker B/V vinarstvi, Vlastimil Valenta

One of the most successful Czech winemakers was B/V vinarstvi. It won the best white wine award at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, the best dry white wine award at Le Mondial des Vins Blancs Strasbourg, 27 medals at the German Mundus Vini competition, 30 medals in Hong Kong, and a champion award in the Terravino competition in Israel. Director of B/V vinarstvi Vlastimil Valenta poses for photographer in Milotice, Czech Republic, January 25, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Czech winemaker B/V vinarstvi, Jiri Toman, Vlastimil Valenta

One of the most successful Czech winemakers was B/V vinarstvi. It won the best white wine award at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, the best dry white wine award at Le Mondial des Vins Blancs Strasbourg, 27 medals at the German Mundus Vini competition, 30 medals in Hong Kong, and a champion award in the Terravino competition in Israel. At left is cellar master Jiri Toman and right is Vlastimil Valenta, director of B/V vinarstvi pose for photographer in Milotice, Czech Republic, January 25, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Czech winemaker B/V vinarstvi, Jiri Toman, Vlastimil Valenta

One of the most successful Czech winemakers was B/V vinarstvi. It won the best white wine award at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, the best dry white wine award at Le Mondial des Vins Blancs Strasbourg, 27 medals at the German Mundus Vini competition, 30 medals in Hong Kong, and a champion award in the Terravino competition in Israel. At right is cellar master Jiri Toman and left is Vlastimil Valenta, director of B/V vinarstvi pose for photographer in Milotice, Czech Republic, January 25, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Czech winemaker B/V vinarstvi, Jiri Toman, Vlastimil Valenta

One of the most successful Czech winemakers was B/V vinarstvi. It won the best white wine award at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, the best dry white wine award at Le Mondial des Vins Blancs Strasbourg, 27 medals at the German Mundus Vini competition, 30 medals in Hong Kong, and a champion award in the Terravino competition in Israel. At left is cellar master Jiri Toman and right is Vlastimil Valenta, director of B/V vinarstvi pose for photographer in Milotice, Czech Republic, January 25, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Czech winemaker B/V vinarstvi, Jiri Toman, Vlastimil Valenta

One of the most successful Czech winemakers was B/V vinarstvi. It won the best white wine award at the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, the best dry white wine award at Le Mondial des Vins Blancs Strasbourg, 27 medals at the German Mundus Vini competition, 30 medals in Hong Kong, and a champion award in the Terravino competition in Israel. At left is cellar master Jiri Toman and right is Vlastimil Valenta, director of B/V vinarstvi pose for photographer in Milotice, Czech Republic, January 25, 2021. (CTK Photo/Vaclav Salek)

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Beaujolais Nouveau winemakers rap sales in plastic bottles

TOKYO, Japan - Daniel Bulliat (C), a vintner and president of the Beaujolais-Beaujolais Village winemakers association, speaks to reporters at the French Embassy in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2009. Bulliat condemned the marketing in Japan of the seasonal French red wine in plastic bottles. (Kyodo)