
AFP , TOKYO / Friday, Nov 21, 2003,Page 12
.... total of 7.2 million bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau wine are expected to be imported to Japan this year.... French wine had every reason to toast Japan, which has overtaken Germany as the world's biggest importer of the purple plonk. "This year, for the first time, Japan has become the largest importer of Beaujolais Nouveau, ahead of Germany"....
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The above image and further story via: netlexblogger 21.11.03 04:39:59 Le Japon, premier consommateur de Beaujolais nouveau