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Dr. Welch’s Unfermented Wine

By John Thomas Slater - July 15, 2012

In a follow-up to his Fall 2010 feature, John Thomas Slater reveals how a Chautauqua County-based company developed Welch’s Grape Juice and brought it to the masses.

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