"aesthete8" > wrote in message
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ygreen/20100...bGVkY nJlYQ--

Lucky you in the States if the mark-up on wines is "only" 2.5 times the
price they bought it!

In France, Germany and the Benelux countries, this would almost be a
bargain, as 3 is the standard (the French call it "la triplette") and 4 is
not uncommon.

Yves