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Article: French champagne producers believe comets signal a fine and bountiful vintage.
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- March 17, 1986
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NEW YORK, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Comets have always represented good omens for French champagne producers who traditionally believed that their appearance in the sky signalled a fine and bountiful vintage.
In 1834, the great champagne house of Bollinger issued two special Halley's Comet bottlings in anticipation of the comet's appearance the following year. Each had a label carrying the words "Halley's Comet Brand" ...
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