The VERY friendly neighbourhood wine store

Urgent - we need wine!!

Luckily the wine store is only five doors away. (Such a slog). The shopkeeper gave us recommendations on champagnes and reds. She was so delighted to find out we were staying in the village - in the house of a friend - that she lent us a decanter and champagne classes to ensure the wine would taste right. She then insisted that we take a full box of six champagne glasses - just in case we met any friends between the wine store and home.

I thought the French were supposed to be rude and unhelpful???  I wasn't expecting this.