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Almost since the grapes were harvested, growers and shippers in Bordeaux have been proclaiming 1982 as a truly great vintage. That year the wine-growing area benefited from gentle spring rains and exceptionally sunny weather during harvest, particularly in the crucial month of September. Says Steven Spurrier, a Paris wine merchant: "In 1982 the growers almost couldn't believe their eyes." Alas, prices for the exceptional wines are also spectacular. The cost of a premier grand cru like Chateau Lafite-Rothschild '82 is nearly $58 a bottle (compared with $45 for the 1981 vintage), and even humbler chateaux like Prieure...
...part for the inflated prices. Sherry-Lehmann, a leading New York City wine merchant, charged $400 for a case of Lafite-Rothschild '82 when it first went on the market in June of 1983. The price is now $699, and it will go up to $768 on April 15. Spurrier, though, thinks that the speculative bubble will eventually burst and that 1982 prices will fall. Says he: "The public simply won't pay this. I think that a crash is inevitable...
None of these Franco-American producers plans to sell his California quaff in Europe. Steven Spurrier, owner of the Paris wine school L'Académie du Vin, believes that to be a wise decision. Says he: "Moēt would be crazy to import Chandon Brut into France. In my opinion it is much better than their own Moēt et Chandon. They would be competing against themselves with a better-tasting wine at a better price...
...that averaged just over 50% above last year's already exalted rates. By the time it becomes available in a Paris restaurant two or three years from now, a bottle of 1978 Pommard may cost as much as $50. "The Burgundy market is out of control," said Steven Spurrier, a Paris-based British wine expert and restaurateur...
...Game. The afternoon offered a brilliant Colorado sky. Denver scored ten points in the first quarter and McKay lost Lee Roy Selmon, his best defensive lineman, with a knee injury. But the Buccaneers resisted collapse. Helped by three penalties, Steve Spurrier put together a reasonable touchdown drive in the second quarter. Later Dave Green kicked a field goal and tied the game...