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- ↑ Lechmere, Adam, Decanter.com (July 16, 2004). "Bettane and Desseauve 'will definitely' quit Revue".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Kissack, Chris, thewinedoctor.com. "Wine Books: Bettane & Desseauve".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ winemag.co.za Michel Bettane Archived 2005-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Rosen, Maggie & Lechmere, Adam, Decanter (April 19, 2007). "Bordeaux vins de garage are dead: official".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Jean-Luc Thunevin's Blog, November 26, 2007
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