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Wine Spectator, IHT, AP report on Customs investigation of wine importers in China

By Jim Boyce
Wine Spectator has posted an article about the detention of Don St Pierre, Jr., managing partner of ASC Fine Wines, by Customs authorities in Shanghai.
One of the major figures in China’s burgeoning wine industry—Don St Pierre Jr., managing partner of the import-distribution company ASC—has been detained and held without charge by customs authorities [...]

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