Surely it comes to mind to think of us, the Spanish, as the most "drunk" consuming wine, with our magnificent wines from the banks of the Duero or Rioja, but no. France? Italy? Oddly enough, neither are they. So Who?
The state that tops the list of the California Wine Institute report is The Vatican , with a consumption of 74 liters per head. The defense has not been long in coming, and they blame the consumption on the fact that in the region the residents are of advanced age, they eat all together and that there are no children, which they say triggers consumption.
The data from the report reveal that the smallest countries or regions consume the most wine , such as the aforementioned Vatican, with a population of 840 inhabitants in first position and followed by Andorra and Luxembourg with a rate of 56 and 44 liters per year. .
Spain is in position 31 of this ranking, with a mark of about 25 liters per inhabitant, less than half that of the “winners”. Our Mediterranean neighbors, Italy and France, rank ninth and fifth respectively. The long list is closed by Zimbabwe, with a rate of less than 1 liter per inhabitant for its more than 12 million inhabitants.
