With a per capita consumption of around 60 liters per year (60% red, 25% rosé, 15% white), the French drink more wine than any other nation in the world.
Along with drinking the wine, France also exports more wine than any other country in the world – around 550 million cases a year, that’s around a third of its annual wine production. These exports are worth in excess of 10 billion euros a year, and along with spirits, represent the second-largest contributor to France’s economy. Aerospace is the biggest.
Wines from the North tend to stick to one grape variety, whereas those from the South are usually blends of different grapes.