Remember that time where America had the shits with France for opposing the war in Iraq. "French Fries" became "Freedom Fries", french restaruants were persona non grata, and all things french were considered distasteful by the good citizens of the USA.

Well maybe not all things. A Bordeaux wine council, reported on Thursday a 77 percent rise in the value of the region's produce sold to the U.S. market in 2002-03. This meant that the USA overtook Germany as the largest importer of French wines. This period included, of course, the time of the boycott.