Dutchmen, earning millions, are believed to have passed off several million bottles of cheap wine as the product of well-known French vineyards.

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Wine scandals are like bad vintages. They don’t happen every year, but often enough to offend good taste. In 1974 the Bordeaux region was rocked by the news that the respected firm of Cruse et Fils Freres had sold cheap Midi reds under more expensive…