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Austria's Matthias Mayer makes a turn in a men's downhill training run for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

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In this picture taken Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, Benedikt Zacherl spokesperson of sparkling wine manufacturer Schlumberger speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Vienna, Austria. Just when it seemed that Austria survived the Eurocrisis unscathed, austerity has hit _ in the form of a tax on sekt, the country’s version of champagne. At less than one euro a bottle, the planned levy pales in severity compared to the hardships imposed on citizens of other EU nations worst hit by the past five years of economic meltdown, It is also only one of several tax hikes that will see Austrians also paying more for luxury cars and tobacco products as of next month _ yet it seems to be causing the most furor. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

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In this picture taken Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 guests of the Ball de Pharmacy toast with their glasses of sparkling wine at the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria. Just when it seemed that Austria survived the Eurocrisis unscathed, austerity has hit _ in the form of a tax on sekt, the country’s version of champagne. At less than one euro a bottle, the planned levy pales in severity compared to the hardships imposed on citizens of other EU nations worst hit by the past five years of economic meltdown, It is also only one of several tax hikes that will see Austrians also paying more for luxury cars and tobacco products as of next month _ yet it seems to be causing the most furor. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)

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In this picture taken Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, Benedikt Zacherl spokesperson of sparkling wine manufacturer Schlumberger fills two glasses with sparkling wine in Vienna, Austria. Just when it seemed that Austria survived the Eurocrisis unscathed, austerity has hit _ in the form of a tax on sekt, the country’s version of champagne. At less than one euro a bottle, the planned levy pales in severity compared to the hardships imposed on citizens of other EU nations worst hit by the past five years of economic meltdown, It is also only one of several tax hikes that will see Austrians also paying more for luxury cars and tobacco products as of next month _ yet it seems to be causing the most furor. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

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This picture taken Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, shows a wine cellar of sparkling wine manufacturer Schlumberger in Vienna, Austria. Just when it seemed that Austria survived the Eurocrisis unscathed, austerity has hit _ in the form of a tax on sekt, the country’s version of champagne. At less than one euro a bottle, the planned levy pales in severity compared to the hardships imposed on citizens of other EU nations worst hit by the past five years of economic meltdown, It is also only one of several tax hikes that will see Austrians also paying more for luxury cars and tobacco products as of next month _ yet it seems to be causing the most furor. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

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This picture taken Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, shows a wine cellar of sparkling wine manufacturer Schlumberger in Vienna, Austria. Just when it seemed that Austria survived the Eurocrisis unscathed, austerity has hit _ in the form of a tax on sekt, the country’s version of champagne. At less than one euro a bottle, the planned levy pales in severity compared to the hardships imposed on citizens of other EU nations worst hit by the past five years of economic meltdown, It is also only one of several tax hikes that will see Austrians also paying more for luxury cars and tobacco products as of next month _ yet it seems to be causing the most furor. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

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In this picture taken Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, cellarmaster Jozef Markovicz works with bottles of sparkling wine in a wine cellar of sparkling wine manufacturer Schlumberger in Vienna, Austria. Just when it seemed that Austria survived the Eurocrisis unscathed, austerity has hit _ in the form of a tax on sekt, the country’s version of champagne. At less than one euro a bottle, the planned levy pales in severity compared to the hardships imposed on citizens of other EU nations worst hit by the past five years of economic meltdown, It is also only one of several tax hikes that will see Austrians also paying more for luxury cars and tobacco products as of next month _ yet it seems to be causing the most furor. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

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In this picture taken Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, Benedikt Zacherl spokesperson of sparkling wine manufacturer Schlumberger speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Vienna, Austria. Just when it seemed that Austria survived the Eurocrisis unscathed, austerity has hit _ in the form of a tax on sekt, the country’s version of champagne. At less than one euro a bottle, the planned levy pales in severity compared to the hardships imposed on citizens of other EU nations worst hit by the past five years of economic meltdown, It is also only one of several tax hikes that will see Austrians also paying more for luxury cars and tobacco products as of next month _ yet it seems to be causing the most furor. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

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In this picture taken Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 guests of the Ball de Pharmacy toast with their glasses of sparkling wine at the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria. Just when it seemed that Austria survived the Eurocrisis unscathed, austerity has hit _ in the form of a tax on sekt, the country’s version of champagne. At less than one euro a bottle, the planned levy pales in severity compared to the hardships imposed on citizens of other EU nations worst hit by the past five years of economic meltdown, It is also only one of several tax hikes that will see Austrians also paying more for luxury cars and tobacco products as of next month _ yet it seems to be causing the most furor. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)

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In this picture taken Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, Sanne Wolff and her unidentified escort toast with their glasses of sparkling wine during the Ball de Pharmacy at the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria. Just when it seemed that Austria survived the Eurocrisis unscathed, austerity has hit _ in the form of a tax on sekt, the country’s version of champagne. At less than one euro a bottle, the planned levy pales in severity compared to the hardships imposed on citizens of other EU nations worst hit by the past five years of economic meltdown, It is also only one of several tax hikes that will see Austrians also paying more for luxury cars and tobacco products as of next month _ yet it seems to be causing the most furor. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)

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In this photo taken Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 members of the opening committee perform during the opening of the Ball de Pharmacy at the Hofburg palace in Vienna, Austria. Just when it seemed that Austria survived the Eurocrisis unscathed, austerity has hit _ in the form of a tax on sekt, the country’s version of champagne. At less than one euro a bottle, the planned levy pales in severity compared to the hardships imposed on citizens of other EU nations worst hit by the past five years of economic meltdown, It is also only one of several tax hikes that will see Austrians also paying more for luxury cars and tobacco products as of next month _ yet it seems to be causing the most furor. (AP Photo/Hans Punz)