Where do French people buy wine?

With aisles devoted to all sorts of regional French wines, Parisian supermarkets like Monoprix and Franprix are acceptable places to buy a bottle for dinner or a picnic.

How do French drink wine?

French people will stop drinking their wine – even when it’s unfinished – when they finish the meal. And by the way – just like in Italy – the French will do before-dinner drinks (or an aperitif). However, they won’t drink wine before dinner. Instead, it’s common to choose a liqueur like kir or pastis.

Why do the French drink so much wine?

It’s called the “French Paradox.” The French can eat butter, eggs, and cheese and still have a low rate of heart disease because they also drink wine—specifically red wine. The antioxidants in red wine, when it is consumed in moderation, have been found to reduce blood clots and “bad” cholesterol production.

Do the French drink wine for breakfast?

Wine at breakfast is totally acceptable in France, Italy and Spain – so why not in the UK?

Who drinks the most wine in Europe?

France had the highest wine-consuming population among European countries, with wine consumption standing at around 24.7 million hectoliters in 2020.

Do the French drink a bottle of wine a day?

some drink a bottle a day, some just when they go out, some just during the week-end. but i found that the average consumption of wine in france is 60 liters/year/person, and that in average french drink 2 or 3 glasses of wine/day.

How much wine can you drink in a day in France?

According to the French Burgundian Wine Website in their Wine & Society (Vin & Société) section this is the recommended wine intake for responsible drinking in France: Women should drink no more than 2 glasses of wine per day.

What do the French drink before dinner?

French people rarely drink wine on its own and when they do indulge in an aperitif before dinner, it is usually a glass of Champagne, sparkling wine or a kir which is a simple cocktail made with white wine and crème de cassis (blackcurrant liqueur).

How to drink champagne in France?

Typically, people drink champagne in special long glasses named flutes, and some people like shaking the bottle before uncorking it to make it more festive. The Champagne wine region is located in Eastern France, and the capital is Reims. It is not far from Paris, that’s why Champagne day trips from Paris are so popular and easy to organize.

What is the most expensive wine in France?

1. Bourgogne Wine (Burgundy Wines) The historical region of Burgundy (Bourgogne in French) produces some of the best French wines and in fact the some of the best in the world, and also the most expensive. The main grape-varieties for Burgundy wines are the pinot-noir for the reds and the chardonnay for the whites.