British sell French wine to pay off drinks tab

Rob Beschizza 6:22 am Fri Mar 1, 2013

Belinda Goldsmith at Reuters: "Britain's government is selling vintage French wine at around 5,000 pounds a bottle ($7,500) in a bid to make its wine cellar self-funding."

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