His stock is rosy red, his nose
Blood-hound sensitive;
Cabernets, Chardonnay,
Muscadet; Bacchus of the industry!
Rolling the names around his tongue,
leaving no Chateau or wine unsung:
Chateau Lafite, Chateau Latour,
Chateau Mouton, Chateau Margaux.
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