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For 1st Time, US Drinks More Wine Than France

We're not back in boom times, but things are looking more rosé
By Kate Seamons,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 1, 2011 8:23 AM CDT
For 1st Time, US Drinks More Wine Than France
US drinks more wine than France? 'Gabby' Sidibe and 'Real Housewife' Caroline Manzo will drink to that.   (Getty Images)

Olympic golds pale in comparison to this national feat: The US last year consumed more wine than France. And it's just one of many full-bodied wine stats for 2010. The Los Angeles Times shares the signs that Americans are trading their recession-minded ways for a good (or, at least, decent) glass of red:

  • Shoppers flocked to bottles priced at less than $7 during the peak of the recession; sales of $7 to $14 bottles were up 5% last year.

  • Domestic wine sales were up 7% over 2009.
  • And California's vinters saw sales increase 1%, to $18.5 billion.
  • Wine exports were particularly rosy: up almost 26% to a record $1.14 billion.
  • But be sure to have a glass or two with dinner tonight: The French still drink more per capita than we do.
(More wine stories.)

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