I wanted a tote that we could pack flat in our check-luggage, so that if we bought too much stuff while traveling, we'd have a small emergency bag to use as a carry-on during the return flight.  This bag is perfect.  It goes with the Superbreak backpack (which is our carry-on for electronics, water, medicine, books and toiletries) and the 8-Track (which is my travel handbag).  As it's made of the lightweight Jansport material it packs very flat and will not take up much space in the luggage even if we do NOT need to use it on the way back.  It looks like it can hold, maybe, 2 bottles of wine plus a baguette, but I'm not sure it is sturdy enough to support the weight of 2 bottles of wine.  Still, it will suffice for this trip.