The March showcase is titled: WINES of FRANCE, aft of our journey last October where we covered the major wine producing regions of France over a 12 day period. To note, France was the second leading producer in the world in 2018 with 1,225 million gallons, or 16% of the world’s total output on 787 mill. hectares ( 2.4 acres ), only one percentage point behind Italy with 17%. The average French wine consumer, however, recorded 18 gallons per in 2018, would you believe?