Photographs: Darrin Zammit/Reuters
Global growth in wine consumption is being driven by demand in the United States, Russian and China. Total consumption of wine has increased by 3.7 per cent since 2007.
The Chinese alone drank 20 per cent more in 2011 than they did in 2010.
Let's take a look at the biggest consumers of wine in the world, according to The Economist.
NOTE: A case contains 12 standard 0.75-litre bottles.
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Biggest consumers of wine in the world
Photographs: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
France
Consumption in 2007: 53 litres per person
Consumption in 2011: 58 litres per person
Consumption in cases (2011): 300 million cases
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Biggest consumers of wine in the world
Photographs: Stefano Rellandini/Reuters
Italy
Consumption in 2007: 52 litres per person
Consumption in 2011: 56 litres per person
Consumption in cases (2011): 307 million cases
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Biggest consumers of wine in the world
Photographs: Jose Manuel Ribeiro/Reuters
Portugal
Consumption in 2007: 44 litres per person
Consumption in 2011: 48 litres per person
Consumption in cases (2011): 45 million cases
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Biggest consumers of wine in the world
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Switzerland
Consumption in 2007: 49 litres per person
Consumption in 2011: 45 litres per person
Consumption in cases (2011): 33 million cases
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Biggest consumers of wine in the world
Photographs: Bob Strong/Reuters
Denmark
Consumption in 2007: 39 litres per person
Consumption in 2011: 36 litres per person
Consumption in cases (2011): 18 million cases
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Biggest consumers of wine in the world
Photographs: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
Germany
Consumption in 2007: 39 litres per person
Consumption in 2011: 36 litres per person
Consumption in cases (2011): 282 million cases
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Biggest consumers of wine in the world
Photographs: Enrique Marcarian/Reuters
Argentina
Consumption in 2007: 40 litres per person
Consumption in 2011: 35 litres per person
Consumption in cases (2011): 116 million cases
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Biggest consumers of wine in the world
Photographs: Mick Tsikas/Reuters
Australia
Consumption in 2007: 28 litres per person
Consumption in 2011: 31 litres per person
Consumption in cases (2011): 57 million cases
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Biggest consumers of wine in the world
Photographs: Michael Kooren/Reuters
The Netherlands
Consumption in 2007: 28 litres per person
Consumption in 2011: 29 litres per person
Consumption in cases (2011): 43 million cases
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Biggest consumers of wine in the world
Photographs: Andrew Winning/Reuters
The United Kingdom
Consumption in 2007: 27 litres per person
Consumption in 2011: 24 litres per person
Consumption in cases (2011): 141 million cases
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Biggest consumers of wine in the world
Photographs: Paul Hanna/Reuters
Spain
Consumption in 2007: 31 litres per person
Consumption in 2011: 24 litres per person
Consumption in cases (2011): 98 million cases
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Biggest consumers of wine in the world
Photographs: Mark Blinch/Reuters
Canada
Consumption in 2007: 12 litres per person
Consumption in 2011: 15 litres per person
Consumption in cases (2011): 44 million cases
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Biggest consumers of wine in the world
Photographs: Mario Anzuoni/Reuters
The United States
Consumption in 2007: 11 litres per person
Consumption in 2011: 13 litres per person
Consumption in cases (2011): 311 million cases
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Biggest consumers of wine in the world
Photographs: Anton Golubev/Reuters
Russia
Consumption in 2007: 5 litres per person
Consumption in 2011: 6 litres per person
Consumption in cases (2011): 95 million cases
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Biggest consumers of wine in the world
Photographs: Jamil Bittar/Reuters
Brazil
Consumption in 2007: 2 litres per person
Consumption in 2011: 3 litres per person
Consumption in cases (2011): 40 million cases
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Biggest consumers of wine in the world
Photographs: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
Japan
Consumption in 2007: 2 litres per person
Consumption in 2011: 3 litres per person
Consumption in cases (2011): 29 million cases
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Biggest consumers of wine in the world
Photographs: Jason Lee/Reuters
China
Consumption in 2007: 1 litres per person
Consumption in 2011: 2 litres per person
Consumption in cases (2011): 156 million cases
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