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Jul 2019
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Le vigneron rebelle (The Rebel Winemaker...

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When Oliver Cousin's grandparents passed away, he promised to honor the winemaking traditions they had passed down to him. But when the French state got involved with his product, he decided to fight to the end for his natural wine.

Study materials and a transcript of this episode are available at https://bit.ly/3KOuYa4.

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