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Also it is worth recalling that one of Lopez’s
friends was Mr. Andrés T. Groza, a philatelist,
and manager of a collectibles store located in
the Belgrano neighbourhood, another elegant
part of the city. There, besides stamps, he also
started to sell miniature bottles on behalf of
one of his young employees, Mr. A. Spinelli.
Due to Mr. Groza's contact with López, in 1955
Alfredo started to attend the meetings at El
Suizo, and as seen in figure 3, he quickly
becomes an enthusiastic and active member
of the group. To make a long story short,
because of his enthusiasm, López started to
explore the production of miniature decanters.
Then, he and the passionate young collector
Alfredo began to encourage the production of
miniatures to some friends and acquaintances
in the alcoholic beverages business. One of
López's friends brought wines in bulk from
Mendoza and filled them in bottles/decanters
in a warehouse, called "Mi Establecimiento"

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