“Tonight, the White House will showcase French-inspired American wines at its state dinner honoring Francois Hollande, the President of France. Normally, state dinners can be very, very expensive (this one alone costs an estimated half a million dollaz), but apparently, according to the Washington Examiner, the three wines at this dinner are “Costco cheap,” costing a grand total of $125. “The president might get off with a bar tab of just $4,000,” the paper speculated.

While this move should fend off the budget hawks looking for reasons to make Marie Antoinette comparisons — the Administration’s caught flak for purchasing bottles listed at $399 at previous state dinners — the wine choice has angered at least one group: wine bloggers…”.* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more here from Tina Nguyen / Mediaite: http://www.mediaite.com/online/wine-snobs-aghast-over-obamas-cheap-choices-for-hollandes-state-dinner/

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