French Presidency Puts Wines on Sale in Austerity Drive
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- May 30, 2013
The French presidency is putting up for auction 1,200 bottles of wine in an unprecedented belt-tightening measure at a time of recession. The sale, to be conducted by the Drouot auction house, is a watershed with the Elysee putting up some of the contents of its all-French cellar for auction for the first time.
