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    Fine French Wine Sells at Auction for Record £424,000

    Only 600 Made in 1945 by Romanee-Conti A bottle of French wine has fetched a record-breaking $558,000 (£424,000) at an auction in New York, and is considered to be the best Burgundy wine. Exceeded Expert Valuation The 1945 Romanee-Conti sold for 17 times its upper estimate of $32,000 at Sotheby’s in New York on Saturday.The previous record for a standard wine bottle was $233,000 – an 1869 Chateau Lafite Rothschild sold in Hong Kong in 2010.But the record for any size is $310,700 for a three-litre 1945 Mouton-Rothschild in 2007.The 1945 bottle is one of just 600 made that year by Romanee-Conti, considered to be the best Burgundy wine.It is produced…

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