"I'm concerned you might be expecting too much. Henri IV is currently trying to reduce the importation of foreign luxury goods to minimize the outflow of national wealth..."
Ah, I've already heard this several times and seen it in the catalog.
Henri IV is the king who ended the Huguenot Wars that spanned decades and inherited a ruined France.
With his trusted advisor Maximilien de Béthune, he implemented reforms and had to frantically raise funds in various sectors to rebuild France.
As such, he was very vigilant about unnecessary expenditures and wouldn't welcome luxury goods from foreign countries.
But that's not important.
"Walter, the specific quantity isn't important."
What matters is only the 'symbolism'.
The symbolism that wine made from grapes I carefully cultivated is now making the French king tremble is what mattered most...! This is the moment American wine finally makes its global debut...!
