Now I'll Say Something Nice about the French

Sales of French wine in the United States rose 13 percent in volume and 22 percent in value from 2005 to 2006, according to Sopexa USA. Several individual regions showed even better improvement, a 21 percent increase for Bordeaux, 19 percent for

Burgundy, 23 percent for Provence and 32 percent for Cotes-du-Rhones.

There's a reason why sales of French wine…