“The chateau producing Napoleon’s favourite red wine, one of Burgundy’s most prized vineyards, has been sold to a Chinese gambling tycoon, sparking dire warnings from local growers of a ‘foreign invasion’ of mainly Asian investors.  It is the first Burgundy chateau to fall into the hands of the Chinese, who have already bought 20 Bordeaux chateaux and are fanning out to other regions as they seek to cater for rocketing domestic demand for French wine and art de vivre.”

http://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-investors-snap-up-burgundy-vineyard-as-thirst-for-french-wine-grows-2012-8

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