"But I could only teach them this, " he says, pointing to the arid cornfields on his small parcel of land.

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He sold half of a small parcel of land to pay for the education of his daughter and her two younger brothers, who are now 17 and 15 years old.

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Judicious purchases of red Bordeaux, red and white Burgundy, a small parcel of port and some Champagne not from one of the major grand marques but an individual grower should provide happy drinking for the next decade or so.

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