Photo of the Day: Selling France's Presidential Wine

French President Francois Hollande’s palace has decided to dive into its wine cellar and sell some of its treasures, to raise money and replenish its collection with more modest vintages. About 1,200 bottles, a tenth of the Elysee’s wine collection, are to be sold at Drouot auction house in Paris on Thursday and Friday.

(AP) — In this photo dated Tuesday May 28, 2013, a bottle of Chateau Petrus 1985 put on auction by the French presidential palace is displayed during an auction preview in Issy les Moulineaux, south of Paris, France.

French President Francois Hollande’s palace has decided to dive into its wine cellar and sell some of its treasures, to raise money and replenish its collection with more modest vintages. About 1,200 bottles, a tenth of the Elysee’s wine collection, are to be sold at Drouot auction house in Paris on Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

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