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...No wine at all was made in 2020, but the vineyard — which is exceptional in Napa Valley in being unirrigated and densely planted, each vine with its own thick wooden post — has now been painstakingly replanted...
...But Australia’s winemakers believe that even if they are once again able to sell to China, trade has changed for good — and they fear many businesses will wither on the vine....
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