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Selling off the wine cellar

Friedrich LeistJune 1, 2013

It's a first for France. Some of the best bottles of the presidential wine and champagne collection have gone under the hammer in Paris creating somehat of a bidding war among collectors. President Francois Hollande ordered the sale in a modest effort to deal with growing economic woes. But the sale has also struck a nerve. Opponents accuse Hollande of selling off France's cultural heritage.

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