Like many people living in France, I took a break from alcohol during the imported milestone of Dry January. But we’re in February, and two wine fairs have brought wine lovers and wine pros to the city for talks, tastings, and buying. Wine consumption has been dropping steadily in France, and sales have declined since the 1970s.

So what’s happening here? How are people drinking? Are they drinking? What’s the status of natural wine today? Where should people go to drink well in Paris if they’re going to do so? I'm joined by Alicia Dorey, a wine journalist who writes regularly for Le Figaro, to talk about the ins and outs of wine consumption.

Mentioned in this episode:

Alicia Dorey

Alicia's book A Nos Ivresses

Austrian wine pop-up in Paris

Les Caves Legrand

Vivant and Déviant

Augustin Marchand d'Vins

Audio production & editing: Matthew Jordan

⁠Music by Little Glass Men⁠