Chilean Wine Industry Damaged by Quake

March 2nd, 2010 admin

Many facilities in the Chilean wine industry were damaged by the earthquake, though specifics were hard to come by as wineries were still assessing the aftermath.


Originally posted on NYTimes

 
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