1,200 bottles from the wine cellar of the Élysée Palace are being auctioned off . The money will pay for new , ` ` more modest '' bottles to be bought , says the auction house . France , bien sûr ! Any extra money will be poured into the state treasury , it says . The presidential wine cellar , set up in 1947 , contains some of France 's finest wines .
1,200 bottles from the wine cellar of the Élysée Palace are being auctioned off . The money will pay for new , ` ` more modest '' bottles to be bought , says the auction house . Any extra money will be poured into the state treasury , it says . The presidential wine cellar , set up in 1947 , contains some of France 's finest wines .