Beaune, France, Nov 17, 2024 (AFP) - Star power fails to perk up France's premiere wine auction

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2024-11-18

Hollywood stars including Eva Longoria and Dominic West on Sunday attended a centuries-old charity wine auction in the French town of Beaune, the capital of Burgundy wines, though the sums raised fell short of expectations. The world's oldest wine auction garnered fewer funds than organisers had hoped for, with just under 14 million euros ($14.7 million) -- well below last year's result and the 2022 record of 29 million euros. "Let's bid high. W......

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