Drop in wine consumption is reshaping French vineyards

Why do France's winemakers want to destroy their vineyards?

Wine drinking across France is thought to have dropped by two-thirds in the last 60 years - and red wines have been particularly affected. White ...

Revolution in French Wine Industry - Fodor's Travel Talk Forums

Wine has been replaced by other beverages, such as water and juices. To cut a long story short wine consumption in France dropped by 57% between 1961 and 2003.

France and EU to spend 215 million euros shoring up struggling ...

The French government is also encouraging wine growers to look to alternative crops to cope with climate change and changing market forces. The ...

The Growing French Crisis in Their Vineyards | The Examiner News

Consider this: French wine consumption per capita in the 1950s was about 3.5 bottles, or 18 glasses, of wine per week. Astounding as it may seem ...

How have the recent drops in wine consumption in France impacted ...

Yes. Table wine consumption is down by almost a third since 2000. AOP wines roughly the same. Even Champagne is down slightly (2.3 Million ...

French wine exports face downward trend in 2023 amid global ...

The United States, traditionally a robust market for French wines, saw a 13% decrease in volume and a 7.8% drop in value of imports. This ...

The French Wine Industry is Having Its Worst Harvest in 50 Years

So what caused that drop? In early April, an unexpected frost hit around 80 percent of France's vineyards, adding to the economic chaos wrought ...

Growers consider removing vineyards as wine consumption declines

Growers consider removing vineyards as wine consumption declinesChanging consumer tastes are having a dramatic impact on the wine industry.

Staggering decline in wine consumption

European Commission data for the year to June shows that wine consumption has fallen 7% in Italy, 10% in Spain, 15% in France, 22% in Germany ...

Why do France's winemakers want to destroy their vineyards? - Reddit

Its not that they didn't look ahead - Supply for wine has outstripped demand of wine every year since reliable data began in 1995. Every time ...

European Commission adopts market measures to support EU wine ...

Drop in wine consumption for the ongoing marketing year are estimated at 7% in Italy, 10% in Spain, 15% in France, 22% in Germany and 34% in ...

How France's wine industry is adapting to climate change - France 24

France's vineyards have had a difficult year thanks to the effects of climate change – with late frosts, hailstorms, repeated heatwaves and ...

State of the US Wine Industry Report 2024 | Silicon Valley Bank

Direct-to-consumer volume and value sales were lower in 2023 and tasting room visitation dropped for the second straight year. However, strong 2023 holiday ...

Why the French are drinking less wine - The Economist

No longer. In 2022 roughly 10% of French people drank wine every day, down from half in 1980. Back in 1960 the French drank an average of 116 ...

French vineyards devastated by changing climate reportedly expect ...

Subzero temperatures and a record cold frost to hit French wine-producing regions in April. · The drop in temperatures could cause losses of up ...

France's red wine sales are half of what they were in the 1990s

The decline in red wine can be attributed to overproduction and changing drinking habits, according to vineyard owners in the Bordeaux region of ...

French Wine Declines as Nolo Category Rises

While wine consumption in France continues to drop, with red wine shunned more than other styles, French consumers are showing increasing interest for no- and ...

Why is the french wine industry struggling? BBC podcast

It's hard to explain why red wine has fallen out of favour with French consumers. The podcasts touches on it but doesn't really explain why ...

France to spend €200m destroying wine as demand falls - BBC

The French government is allocating €200m (£171.6m) to destroy surplus wine and support producers. It comes amid a cocktail of problems for the industry.

How and when are French children introduced to wine and ... - Quora

The French parents I know and have watched allow their children — let's say around the age of 12 — to have a few drops of wine in a glass ...