This will not mean scrapping the current national tests - as the pilot scheme will continue in parallel with the present testing system.

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French cigar traders draw a parallel with what happened to French wine making in the 1970s: despite scandals, defeats in tasting tests and competition from new wines on three continents, French growers complacently rested on their vines, convinced that they had the best soils, the best wine-making weather and the best grapes.

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