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Tasting Wine: Bargains from the South of France

Source: www.sfexaminer.com. Posted on 02 March 2006.

Last week's column focused on real deals from Spain. Lest you think Spain is the only place on the planet where you can still find good, cheap wines, I'm going to tackle a few more regions and countries over the next few weeks.

This week, let's visit France, metaphorically speaking, more specifically the south of France. Trying to find anything for under $10 from Bordeaux and, even worse, Burgundy, is pretty close to unheard of. If anyone out there has any recommendations for under $10 wines from these areas, please let me know.

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