(grin!) Absolutely true. In firearms, in food, in wine, in alcohol, in music, in art, in literature. Nothing wrong with French stuff. At all.
Heck, even in pocket-knives. The French make the Opinel, and they also make the Laguiole -- both are exceptional. I own several of each.
Especially in wine... the roots are all American... since theirs all got killed off and they had to import all new root stock from America.