Sadly, we English are not to be trusted with such information. Moreover,
the Government claims that revealing exactly what it has, and how much,
could disrupt the entire market for fine wines

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/pol...icle355184.ece


However, if your governemnt reveals what wine it buys, that argument can be
demolished.


Occasionally one gets a glimpse of a rather sociable committee meeting:
http://www.fco.gov.uk/Files/kfile/Mi...0Feb%20041.htm