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Amount (in millions of U.S. dollars) spent by Emirates airline on wine last year alone. Among the ultra-expensive wines the Arabian Gulf airline serves: Château Cheval Blanc, Château Margaux, Château Haut-Brion and Château Mouton Rothschild. Emirates buys its top Bordeaux wines as futures. The airline’s cellars in Burgundy hold a reported 4.7 million bottles according to The Drinks Business.