Originally Posted by
jbcarioca
BTW, that will eliminate all Champagne since none of it is "mis en bouteille au chateau". Almost none of my friends in france pay any attention to that, although most foreigners do, and there's no doubt it does raise the price for them. In France drinking the house wines is almost always very good and much cheaper. 'Course if you want to spend the extra money, have at it!
Your experience in France differs greatly from mine. I know many French families, that as of last week, were looking at where the wine was bottled when making a decision.