Red wine consumption

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Here is an interesting Brazilian depiction of per capita red wine consumption in the various countries of the world. (Luxembourg wins!)

I'd be interested in seeing the same sort of map for white wine.

[hwinpp]

They drink a fair bit of white wine in Germany and Austria.
It tastes like fruit juice though.

[lagatta]

Not all of it, hwinpp. I've had good dry German wine - tastes like Alsatian wine, but it is more expensive than Liebfraumilch (yecch). And there are many good, dry or dryish Austrian wines.

If Québec became independent, we'd have a far bigger grape than Canada's. Hard liquor would be the opposite; we have the smallest Canadian consumption of "le fort".

That chart is pretty. Interesting about Luxembourg, on the Moselle. Believe it basically produces white and sparkling wines, but they must import the red from France.

Brazil actually produces a bit of wine, in the far south, the "gaucho country".

[bjd]

I see that Croatia has a big circle. I bought some Croatian wine on the recommendation of the lady from whom I rented a room in Dubrovnik a few years ago. Disgusting stuff -- it tasted like paint stripper. I can only hope they are drinking imported stuff.

[BigIain]

I am not sure about the figures used, I guess they must be correct.

I have always thought that I could take on the whole of Luxemborg at drinking red wine and win with some ease.

[happytraveller]

I had a feeling that Suiça would have a fairly big circle...

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I wonder if the Georgian wine is any good. They certainly seem to like it.

[Jazz]

I can't believe Canada's grape is so small! (certainly not in my circle of friends)...I love the graphic.

[Deleted]

I think this is about all wines, not just red:

In terms of per capita consumption, Canadians are now drinking around 15 liters per person per year - compared to over 50 in France, and over 30 on average in Western Europe - with Quebecers leading the way at 20 liters per person per year. A closer look at the data, thanks to StatCan’s online tools, also shows that Quebec’s “lead” in wine culture and consumption is only increasing: per capita consumption increased 55% in Quebec from 1998 to 2007, while the Canadian average is 40%, with only 30 percent in Ontario and 23% in British Columbia.

In 2007, Quebec purchased 34% of all wine sold in Canada, and 42% of all red wine sold in the country, even as it represents less than a quarter of the population.

[lagatta]

We're doing our part for the side (hic!)

[gringalais]

lagatta - I tried some Brazilian wine while I was in Rio Grande do Sul. It was okay, nothing great. For a wine-producing country, Chile's consumption is pretty low. I'd have to look at my statistics for work, but I belive it is around 16-17 liters per capita a year. Of that, probably 75% is red. I can look up the numbers for other countries if anyone is interested.

[Deleted]

Most of us are very interested in wine.

[gringalais]

What countries do you want to see?

[bazfaz]

I drank Brazilian wine when I had a weekend in Rio. It was an OK table wine. Same was true for Bolivia. But the worst South Ammerican wine I had was in Ecuador. Foul.

[auntieannie]

K, I definitely tried some Romanian wine and I think I tried some Georgian wine too, once... I remember finding it excellent!

[bazfaz]

I have been a couple of times to Romania. First was just before Ceausescu was toppled. It was an unbelievable experience. But the only place I could eat in the evening was the Intercontinental Hotel, provided I could pass as a resident. There was a 3-piece band playing so I came in to the restaurant and waved and said "Hi" to the band and the head waiter assumed I was a resident. I ordered a bottle of the best wine on the menu. It had no label but it was delicious. I had changed my foreign currency in the street so this was about US$1 a bottle.

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Off topic.... but that reminds me of the delicious $2 Vietnamese rum, which was available duty free at the Saigon airport the first time but which had disappeared in favor of the international brands on my next trip.... and they did not at all cost $2.

[rikita]

better than romanian wine though is homemade tuica or palinca bought in the villages...