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Fri 03 Mar 2010Chilean winegrowers shaken as rivers of cabernet go down the drain
600,000 gallons were lost in last Saturday’s earthquake, writes JONATHAN FRANKLINin Santiago
THE MASSIVE earthquake that struck Chile last Saturday caused hundreds of millions of dollars of damage to one of the world’s most successful wine industries, sending rivers of merlot and cabernet sauvignon pouring from cracked barrels and vast storage tanks onto warehouse floors.
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