There was some concern in wine circles in France after the appointment of Christine Lagarde as agricultural minister after the French presidential elections. The magazine L’Express had written that the new minister did not drink wine and wine being one of the main agricultural sectors, it raised questions. However, it turned out that the information was false and that the minister does drink wine (as BKWine can attest, having seen her sip a glass of champagne at a press conference recently). Shortly after, Lagarde was promoted finance minister.