It's nearly impossible to believe just how provincial the wine world was in 1978, the year I launched my journal, 'The Wine Advocate.' There were no wines exported from New Zealand and virtually none from Australia (including Penfolds Grange, one of the greatest wines in existence).
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It's nearly impossible to believe just how provincial the wine world was in 1978, the year I launch
It's nearly impossible to believe just how provincial the wine world was in 1978, the year I launch
It's nearly impossible to believe just how provincial the wine world was in 1978, the year I launch
It's nearly impossible to believe just how provincial the wine world was in 1978, the year I launch
It's nearly impossible to believe just how provincial the wine world was in 1978, the year I launch
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