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Bridget Jones Sinking Sales of Chardonnay?

UK wine critic blames fictional neurotic for giving it a bad name

By Dustin Lushing, Newser Staff

Posted May 30, 2008 11:28 AM CDT

(Newser) – The thirtysomething neurotic character Bridget Jones is getting the blame for plummeting sales of chardonnay in the UK, the Independent reports. The fictional publishing assistant miserably pours herself a tall glass after each one of her attempts at landing a husband fails—not exactly a... Read full story »

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UK wine critic blames fictional neurotic for giving it a bad name

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