"Who first come across botrytis? Was it not a German? "

Er, I think it was a Hungarian from Tokaji.

"Somehow the
whole world got the impression that the "best" wines come only from
France,
paying through their nose for "top" Bordeauxs and Burgundies. In
reality,
wines from Spain, Italy, Germany etc are as good in quality and cost a
lot
less."

Well, using botrytized wines as an example doesn't really prove your
point- as a class TBAs are the most expensive wines in the world. Only
Yquem even comes close to the release prices of most top German TBAs.

" In a recent blind tasting in France, French judges were astonished
when they realized the top wine voted was American. "

Recent, or 1976?

While I am an admitted Francophile, I certainly appreciate the wines of
many countries, and prize the differences. One strength that France
does have, rivaled only by maybe Italy, is the large variance in styles
that are offered at "world-class" quality levels. The great thing about
France to me is not Petrus or DRC, but that almost every region offers
a world-class wine in a unique style. I know others would offer US or
Australia as examples, but to my tastes they offer fewer expressions of
styles (especially in whites) than France.