But note that the Wine Spectator index of auction prices on 150 of the most popularly traded wines of quality vintages is up 16% over last year.

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But Gary Boom, founder of London wine merchant Bordeaux Index, says that in order to give the general public a reason to buy this vintage, the prices will have to fall.

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