Question

An infantry regiment that mutinied during a 1907 strike in this industry was commemorated in the popular song “Glory to the 17th.” A worker nicknamed “the Cicada,” Marcelin Albert, organized a strike in this industry, which produced the “pinard” that came into use during World War I. Napoleon’s interior minister, Jean-Antoine (15[1])Chaptal, lent his name to the “chaptalization” technique used in this industry. Leo Laliman was denied a 320,000 franc government prize for his “Americanist” (*) solution to a major crisis in this industry, which was also investigated by Jules-Emile Planchon. In the 1890s, a project called “la reconstitution” (10[1])saved this industry from the Phylloxera epidemic. For 10 points, name this French industry prominent in regions like Burgundy, Bordeaux, and Champagne. ■END■

ANSWER: wine industry [accept “le vin”; accept vinegrowers; accept champagne; prompt on grape industry; prompt on alcohol]
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2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%0%110.67
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%67%33%82.67
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%0%33%109.00
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