Trick or treat

Trick: Nazi raccoons wreck vineyard. Hermann Goering, Nazi air force chief, introduced raccoons in 1934 and their descendants have picked a small vineyard clean. Raccoons love Riesling apparently.

Treat: Bruno Magrez of Pape Clement will open two wine shops in France (Paris and Bordeaux) with London and New York a possibility for the future too. Besides Pape Clement, Magrez owns Herencia del Padri from Priorat and 90 brands in total from 30 wineries in Bordeaux, the Languedoc, California, Argentina, Morocco, Spain, Portugal and Uruguay. It’s interesting vertical integration that wouldn’t be possible for an American producer thanks to the three tier system.

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