FRANCE: Consumer association raises doubts over AOCs
By Stuart Todd | 7 September 2007
The French wine industry's AOC classification system has come under fire from the consumer rights association UFC-Que Choisir.
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The French wine industry's AOC classification system has come under fire from the consumer rights association UFC-Que Choisir.

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