Wine drinking declining in France?
By Tim on Aug 23, 2005 in Wine News
Interesting demographic data about wine consumption from the UK that echoes my earlier post, but one quote stood out:
“While wine remains the largest alcoholic drinks sector in France, it is losing its traditional and central role as a meal accompaniment, and for many water has become a more common drink at meal times.”
Does this mean that the French wine industry will need to conform to “New World” fruit-forward wines to compete? Where does this leave terroir?
UPDATE 8/24/2005: More data here on UK wine growth; it’s not surprising some wineries are targeting their wines directly at women after reading this.
