The French government is set to auction off 1,200 bottles of wine at the end of this month in an effort to raise money for the struggling state.
The Paris auction house Drouot announced this week that it would be selling champagnes, Burgundies and Bordeauxs taken from the cellars of the Elysée presidential palace.
“What cellar, better than the Elysée Palace, can symbolize the variety and richness of France’s soils and express the excellence of our vineyards, recognized as a national heritage?” Drouot said on its website.
I wish I could! But those French over-value their wine unfortunately...can drink as good, if not better, wine from Sonoma and the Pacific NW for a whole lot money, not feel bad about the emissions flying it over here, and support our own economy instead - Win!
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