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Tasters tried to figure out whether these bottles of cabernet-based red wine were from Bordeaux or California. (Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff) Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff

Something Old, something New

By Stephen Meuse
Globe Correspondent / May 16, 2007

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Almost from the minute Europeans set foot in some newly discovered place -- California, Chile, or Australia -- they planted vineyards. In their dreams, their vinifera vines flourished on every hillside. Where conditions were favorable, as they were in the Napa Valley, they did. Ever since, professionals and amateurs have wrangled over the merits of Old World and New World ... (Full article: 774 words)

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