Champagne sales sink because people don’t want to celebrate
Champagne sales sink because people don’t want to celebrate
The total number of Champagne shipments from France sank by almost 10% last year to 271 million bottles, marking the second consecutive year of declines.
Or, and hear me out, it's because people don't have as much free money these days and Champagne is getting more expensive? Just throwing that out there.
Also, it could be related to the overall drop in wine sales, which is also correlated with an overall drop in alcohol sales. Younger people both drink less wine as a percentage of their drinking and drink less alcohol altogether.
Wine consumption has fallen 15% YoY for the last two years... so it seems to be fairing slightly better than regular wine.
It could also just be champagne isn't as superior to other alternatives now.
I am a big fan of sparkling wine, and one of my favorite mid-range bottles (of legit champagne) is Veuve. A cheaper option I enjoy is Friexent's Blac de Blancs.
At least in my area, the prices have stayed pretty static. Whiskies that I enjoy have gone up, some more than others. The drop in alcohol sales definitely makes sense when it comes to this change, but I don't necessarily believe that rising prices of champagne and sparkling wine is entirely at fault here.
At the very end of the article they mention declining grape yields due to unseasonably warm weather. I guess we need to drink champagne while it still exists.
Less to celebrate these days it seems.
At least we have our health, ohh wait.
No one has time or money to drink anymore
You mean, “Champagne sales sink because people don’t have a reason to celebrate”
An important distinction
Maybe not for celebrations but certainly still a reason to drink... Just wouldn't call Champagne my first choice right now.
Prosecco is a fraction of the cost and tastes nicer.
Eh, most of the prosecco sold in North America at least is far too sweet and has coarse carbonation. You can get some really good stuff in Italy, though.
Tried making mimosas with this and they were gross, way too sweet.
Try different prosecco. There is a wide variety of quality... though then you get up into champagne prices.
Tonights the kinda night for FUCKING FOURTIES
Champagne tastes like carbonated ass.
Carbonated Ass sounds like a punk band name.
Sparkling White Claw
I'm thinking the Champagne of Beers is where it's at.