Cheap wines for the French state dinner?

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When it comes to wines at White House state dinners, cost typically isn’t an issue.

One go-to vino maker for years has been Peter Michael, which sells many reds for between $100 and $200. When President Obama hosted China’s president, he uncorked a $115 Washington state Cabernet Sauvignon. Mexico’s president drank a $70 Valdez Family Winery Silver Eagle Vineyard Chardonnay at another Obama dinner. Former President George W. Bush served former French President Nicolas Sarkozy a $100-a-bottle 2004 Dominus cabernet blend.

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