Study reveals America’s favorite wine varieties
Study reveals America’s favorite wine varieties
Apr 24, 2013 6(Sltrib) - America’s love affair with wine continues. We’re pulling further ahead of Europe, but seeing increased competition from China.
That’s the conclusion of a new study by Vinexpo, the world’s most influential wine exhibition, which takes place June 16-22 in Bordeaux France, expecting 48,000 visitors from 140 nations.
Here’s what the study found:
» United States sippers reaffirmed our country’s role as the world’s No. 1 wine consumer, drinking 3.8 billion bottles in 2011, up 4.5 percent from 2010. We will sip an additional two bottles each a year by 2016, the study says.
» We love champagnes and sparkling wines, with consumption up 18 percent between 2007 and 2011.
» We still like white wines, with consumption up 10 percent since 2007 — led by pinot grigio, sauvignon blanc and moscato, with chardonnay slumping. White wines make up 40 percent of the wines we drink.
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