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The wine cellar under the pool house is seen at Neverland Ranch ...

(AP) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:55:35 GMT

(AP) - The wine cellar under the pool house is seen at Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos, Calif., Thursday, July 2, 2009. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

FILE - In this June 5, 2009 file photo, auction goers make their ...

(AP) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:03:38 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this June 5, 2009 file photo, auction goers make their way past lots on display in the barrel room at the Robert Mondavi Winery during the Napa Valley wine auction in Oakville, Calif. Constellation Brands, whose brands include Robert Mondavi, said Wednesday, July 1, 2009, its first-quarter profit slid 85 percent partly on increased restructuring charges. Still, the wine company's adjusted results managed to surpass Wall Street's expectations. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

A jury member sniffs a glass of rose wine during the 6th International ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:57:15 GMT

(Reuters) - A jury member sniffs a glass of rose wine during the 6th International rose wine competition in Cannes in this April 25, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Sebastien Nogier/Files

A woman drinks a glass of wine at a restaurant near the beach ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:09:16 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman drinks a glass of wine at a restaurant near the beach in Torremolinos, near the southern Spanish city of Malaga, May 13, 2008. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

Clean vineyards, "green" wines and lighter bottles? ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:51:50 GMT

(AFP/File) - Clean vineyards, "green" wines and lighter bottles? Many in the global wine and spirits business believe their only chance of long-term survival lies with sustainable development.(AFP/File/Nicolas Tucat)

Clean vineyards, "green" wines and lighter bottles? ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:51:50 GMT

Visitors are seen at the international wine fair Vinexpo in ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:25:51 GMT

(AFP/File) - Visitors are seen at the international wine fair Vinexpo in Bordeaux, southwestern France. At Vinexpo, the world?s biggest wine and spirits fair, 40,000 professionals from around the globe gather to ply their beverages in markets made fiercely competitive by the economic crisis.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller)

Argentinian wines are displayed at the international wine fair ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:25:51 GMT

(AFP/File) - Argentinian wines are displayed at the international wine fair Vinexpo in Bordeaux, southwestern France. At Vinexpo, the world?s biggest wine and spirits fair, 40,000 professionals from around the globe gather to ply their beverages in markets made fiercely competitive by the economic crisis.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller)

Visitors are seen at a Chilean wines stand at the international ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:25:51 GMT

(AFP/File) - Visitors are seen at a Chilean wines stand at the international wine fair Vinexpo in Bordeaux, southwestern France. At Vinexpo, the world?s biggest wine and spirits fair, 40,000 professionals from around the globe gather to ply their beverages in markets made fiercely competitive by the economic crisis.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller)

Brazilian wines are displayed at the international wine fair ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:25:51 GMT

(AFP/File) - Brazilian wines are displayed at the international wine fair Vinexpo in Bordeaux, southwestern France. At Vinexpo, the world?s biggest wine and spirits fair, 40,000 professionals from around the globe gather to ply their beverages in markets made fiercely competitive by the economic crisis.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller)

Unidentified Chinese wine professionnals taste wine, on June ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:27:42 GMT

(AFP/File) - Unidentified Chinese wine professionnals taste wine, on June 21, during the opening of the international wine fair Vinexpo in Bordeaux, southwestern France. Vinexpo, the world's biggest wine and spirits fair, is a worldwide benchmark event that brings together all players in the wine and spirits industry.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller)

A Bordeaux wine merchant (left) and an unidentified Chinese ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:27:42 GMT

(AFP/File) - A Bordeaux wine merchant (left) and an unidentified Chinese wine professionnal are seen on June 21, during the opening of the international wine fair Vinexpo in Bordeaux, southwestern France. Vinexpo, the world's biggest wine and spirits fair, is a worldwide benchmark event that brings together all players in the wine and spirits industry.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller)

An unidentified Chinese wine professionnal tastes wine, on June ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:27:42 GMT

(AFP/File) - An unidentified Chinese wine professionnal tastes wine, on June 21, during the opening of the international wine fair Vinexpo in Bordeaux, southwestern France. Vinexpo, the world's biggest wine and spirits fair, is a worldwide benchmark event that brings together all players in the wine and spirits industry.(AFP/File/Jean-Pierre Muller)

Wine merchants visit Vinexpo, the world's biggest wine fair, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:17:19 GMT

(Reuters) - Wine merchants visit Vinexpo, the world's biggest wine fair, in Bordeaux, southwestern France, June 22, 2009. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE SOCIETY BUSINESS)

A wine merchant examines a glass of wine at Vinexpo, the world's ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:13:39 GMT

(Reuters) - A wine merchant examines a glass of wine at Vinexpo, the world's biggest wine fair, in Bordeaux, southwestern France, June 22, 2009. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Bottles of Armagnac are displayed at Vinexpo, the world's ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:11:18 GMT

(Reuters) - Bottles of Armagnac are displayed at Vinexpo, the world's biggest wine fair, in Bordeaux, southwestern France, June 22, 2009. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Wine merchants visit Vinexpo, the world's biggest wine fair, ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:10:04 GMT

(Reuters) - Wine merchants visit Vinexpo, the world's biggest wine fair, in Bordeaux, southwestern France, June 22, 2009. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Bottles of wine being boxed for shipment. A Chinese firm has ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:04:08 GMT

(AFP/File) - Bottles of wine being boxed for shipment. A Chinese firm has taken a majority stake in a Bordeaux vineyard, the latest move by the emerging Asian giant into the world of French wine, a company who advised on the deal said Sunday.(AFP/File/Fred Dufour)

Laura Ludwig, left, and Eric Koreng, right, both from Germany, ...

(AP) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:35:15 GMT

(AP) - Laura Ludwig, left, and Eric Koreng, right, both from Germany, spray sparkling wine over each other after their Finals of the German Masters 2009 of the Beach Volleyball European Championship Tour in Berlin, on Sunday, June 21, 2009. Ludwig won the Gold medal with her partner Sara Goller, Koreng placed third with his partner David Klemperer. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

Jonas Reckermann, background, and Julius Brink, front, of Germany ...

(AP) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:11:12 GMT

(AP) - Jonas Reckermann, background, and Julius Brink, front, of Germany spray with sparkling wine after they won Final of the German Masters 2009 of the Beach Volleyball European Championship Tour against Sascha Heyer and Patrick Heuscher of Switzerland in Berlin, on Sunday, June 21, 2009. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer)

A sommelier stands behind a row of wine bottles during the opening ...

(AFP) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 14:54:09 GMT

(AFP) - A sommelier stands behind a row of wine bottles during the opening of international wine fair Vinexpo in Bordeaux, southwestern France. The world's biggest wine fair opened Sunday, with leading exporters and producers saying prospects for the sector looked bright despite the global downturn.(AFP/Jean-Pierre Muller)

A worker stands by furniture during preparation for the international ...

(AFP) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:12:52 GMT

(AFP) - A worker stands by furniture during preparation for the international wine fair Vinexpo in Bordeaux, southwestern France. The world?s biggest wine and spirits fair, opens Sunday as 40,000 professionals from around the globe gather to ply their beverages in markets made fiercely competitive by the economic crisis.(AFP/Jean-Pierre Muller)

A worker stands by furniture during preparation for the international ...

(AFP) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:12:52 GMT

A worker walks in front of posters during preparation for the ...

(AFP) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:12:52 GMT

(AFP) - A worker walks in front of posters during preparation for the international wine fair Vinexpo in Bordeaux, southwestern France. The world's biggest wine and spirits fair opens Sunday as 40,000 professionals from around the globe gather to ply their beverages in markets made fiercely competitive by the economic crisis.(AFP/Jean-Pierre Muller)

In this March 20, 2009 photo, David Richardson holds a glass ...

(AP) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:25:12 GMT

(AP) - In this March 20, 2009 photo, David Richardson holds a glass of wine up to his nose at his home in Greensboro, N.C. Richardson suffered a loss of smell and taste after using a Zicam product. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

A bottle of Romanee-Conti 1945, a Burgundy wine, is shown in ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:46:13 GMT

(Reuters) - A bottle of Romanee-Conti 1945, a Burgundy wine, is shown in Geneva May 8, 2007. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

In this photo taken Friday June 5, 2009 a couple takes a tram ...

(AP) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:37:42 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Friday June 5, 2009 a couple takes a tram up to the Sterling winery in Calistoga, Calif. There are values in the vineyards. So whether it's a day trip or a longer escape, the luxury of the wine country doesn't have to sip you dry.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this photo taken Friday June 5, 2009 is the Oxbow Public ...

(AP) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:37:39 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Friday June 5, 2009 is the Oxbow Public Market in Napa, Calif. There are values in the vineyards. So whether it's a day trip or a longer escape, the luxury of the wine country doesn't have to sip you dry.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this photo taken Friday June 5, 2009 a couple women shop ...

(AP) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:37:35 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Friday June 5, 2009 a couple women shop at a produce stand inside the Oxbow Public Market in Napa, Calif. There are values in the vineyards. So whether it's a day trip or a longer escape, the luxury of the wine country doesn't have to sip you dry.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this photo taken Friday June 5, 2009 is the Oxbow Public ...

(AP) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:37:31 GMT

In this photo taken Friday June 5, 2009 a sign advertises for ...

(AP) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:37:25 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Friday June 5, 2009 a sign advertises for free tastings outside the Jacuzzi Family Vineyards in Sonoma, Calif. There are values in the vineyards. So whether it's a day trip or a longer escape, the luxury of the wine country doesn't have to sip you dry.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this photo taken Friday June 5, 2009 from left Alan McKim, ...

(AP) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:37:05 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Friday June 5, 2009 from left Alan McKim, Stephanie Parry, Nancy Morrissey, and David Parry, all of Boston, have coffee and talk outside the Model Bakery at the Oxbow Public Market in Napa, Calif. There are values in the vineyards. So whether it's a day trip or a longer escape, the luxury of the wine country doesn't have to sip you dry.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this photo taken Friday June 5, 2009 a sign advertises for ...

(AP) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:36:51 GMT

In this photo taken on June 11, 2009, a group of people make ...

(AP) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:36:49 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken on June 11, 2009, a group of people make their way toward stores at the Napa Premium Outlets in Napa, Calif. There are values in the vineyards. So whether it's a day trip or a longer escape, the luxury of the wine country doesn't have to sip you dry. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

A worker picks grapes in Napa, California. Wine lovers dueling ...

(AFP/Getty Images/File) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:11:01 GMT

(AFP/Getty Images/File) - A worker picks grapes in Napa, California. Wine lovers dueling online and in renowned Napa Valley shrugged off the dismal global economy, bidding millions of dollars for vintages at a charity auction(AFP/Getty Images/File/Justin Sullivan)

Boisset's Fog Mountain Introduces California Wine in a One-liter ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:03:09 GMT

(AP) - Boisset's Fog Mountain Introduces California Wine in a One-liter PET Bottle (Photo: Business Wire)

Domaine Chandon celebrates DKNY's twentieth year with a custom ...

(AP) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:01:16 GMT

(AP) - Domaine Chandon celebrates DKNY's twentieth year with a custom sparkling wine aptly called 'Twenty Year Cuvee' by Chandon. Just in time for summer, custom totes are now available designed to hold four 187ml bottles of the special sparkler. (Photo: Business Wire)

A journalist tastes wine at the Eighth Estate Winery in Hong ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:37:48 GMT

(Reuters) - A journalist tastes wine at the Eighth Estate Winery in Hong Kong May 22, 2009. REUTERS/Aaron Tam

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2009 file photo, Australian chef Gordon ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:36:04 GMT

(AP) - FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2009 file photo, Australian chef Gordon Ramsay signs his book 'Healthy Appetite' at Borders Books in New York. An Australian TV host said Tuesday, June 9, 2009 that foul-mouthed celebrity chef Ramsay would never again be welcome on her show after he hurled insults and sexual references at her during a food and wine fair. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, File)

Chef Gordon Ramsay attends the 2009 Fox upfront after party ...

(AP) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:56:38 GMT

(AP) - Chef Gordon Ramsay attends the 2009 Fox upfront after party in New York on Monday, May 18, 2009. Australian TV host Tracy Grimshaw said Tuesday, June 9, 2009, that celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay would never again be welcome on her show after he hurled insults and sexual references at her during a food and wine fair. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

In this photo taken Friday June 5, 2009, auction goers make ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:19:29 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Friday June 5, 2009, auction goers make their way past lots on display in the barrel room at the Robert Mondavi Winery during the Napa Valley wine auction in Oakville, Calif. In most years, the Napa wine auction is a barometer of bling, featuring posh parties and high rollers willing to spend thousands on a single bottle. This year there was no celebrity host, fewer attendees and some of the big bidders stayed home. But California vintners were able to raise more than $5 million for area charities, down from last year's $10 million, but still money in the bank.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this photo taken Friday June 5, 2009, Susan Catalfumo, left, ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:19:08 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Friday June 5, 2009, Susan Catalfumo, left, and her husband Dan Catalfumo, right, of Palm Beach, Fla., study an auction catalog while barrel tasting at the Napa Valley wiine auction in Oakville, Calif. In most years, the Napa wine auction is a barometer of bling, featuring posh parties and high rollers willing to spend thousands on a single bottle. This year there was no celebrity host, fewer attendees and some of the big bidders stayed home. But California vintners were able to raise more than $5 million for area charities, down from last year's $10 million, but still money in the bank. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this photo taken Friday June 5, 2009 a lot of Screaming Eagle ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:18:37 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Friday June 5, 2009 a lot of Screaming Eagle wine is shown on top of blueprints for their new winery during the lot preview event of the Napa Valley Wine Auction in Oakville, Calif. In most years, the Napa wine auction is a barometer of bling, featuring posh parties and high rollers willing to spend thousands on a single bottle. This year there was no celebrity host, fewer attendees and some of the big bidders stayed home. But California vintners were able to raise more than $5 million for area charities, down from last year's $10 million, but still money in the bank. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this photo taken Friday June 5, 2009 Agustin Huneeus, left, ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:18:18 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Friday June 5, 2009 Agustin Huneeus, left, of Quintessa winery and Shari Staglin, right, of Staglin Family Vineyard, greet each other at the Napa Valley wine auction on the grounds of the Robert Mondavi Winery in Oakville, Calif. In most years, the Napa wine auction is a barometer of bling, featuring posh parties and high rollers willing to spend thousands on a single bottle. This year there was no celebrity host, fewer attendees and some of the big bidders stayed home. But California vintners were able to raise more than $5 million for area charities, down from last year's $10 million, but still money in the bank. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

In this 2004 photo provided by Redwood Creek Wines, winemaker ...

(AP) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:02:08 GMT

(AP) - In this 2004 photo provided by Redwood Creek Wines, winemaker Cal Dennison is seen drinking a glass of wine in Modesto, Calif. Dennison is winemaker at Redwood Creek, a brand marketed to consumers of the male persuasion. (AP Photo/Redwood Creek Wines, File)

A glass of rose wine being sampled. The European Commission ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:58:18 GMT

(AFP/File) - A glass of rose wine being sampled. The European Commission has dropped plans to allow rose wine to be made by mixing red and white wines, a victory for producers in France and Italy.(AFP/File)

French drinkers with glasses of rose at a restaurant in Marseille ...

(AFP/File) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:14:57 GMT

(AFP/File) - French drinkers with glasses of rose at a restaurant in Marseille in 2008. The European Commission announced Monday that it had dropped plans to allow rose wine to be made by mixing red and white wines, a victory for producers in France and Italy.(AFP/File/Anne-Christine Poujoulat)

This photo taken Wednesday June 3, 2009 shows Vineyards surrounding ...

(AP) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:49:24 GMT

(AP) - This photo taken Wednesday June 3, 2009 shows Vineyards surrounding the city of Besigheim, near Stuttgart, southern Germany with its historic city center. Barack Obama in traditional German lederhosen? It may be hard to imagine, but researchers in the U.S. say they have located documents that prove the president has German roots dating to the 1700s. According to parish records uncovered by experts at the genealogy Web site Ancestry.com, Obama's 6th great-grandfather Johann Conrad Woelflin was born Jan. 29, 1729, in Besigheim, a small town north of Stuttgart on the Enz river where it feeds into the Neckar. (AP Photo/Daniel Maurer)

Alex Ho, a student from Hong Kong, celebrates after receiving ...

(News) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:26:41 GMT

(News) - Alex Ho, a student from Hong Kong, celebrates after receiving a bottle of wine for being the first customer to purchase the new Apple iPhone 3G after waiting from 10pm the night before at the Bourke Street T Life store on July 11, 2008 in Melbourne, Australia. The iPhone 3G is a multimedia mobile device with a touch screen that enables e-mail and web browsing. (Kristian Dowling/Getty Images)