Beer vs. Wine: Surprising Facts, Popular Brands, Market Trends and More

Do you know which country drinks the most wine in the world? You’ll be surprised, it’s actually the Vatican!

People there drank almost 74 litres of wine per person. Czech Republic on the other hand rules supreme as world’s biggest beer consumer with 235 litres of beer drunk per person every year. There are lots of other interesting facts about beer/wine sales, consumption, their surprising health benefits and some trivia. We turned that into a great infographic that you can see here.

Other interesting beer and wine facts include:

• The US is overtaking wine capital, France, as the top market for wines
• The most expensive wine ever was sold for $500,000!
• The best selling beer brand in the world is actually Chinese Snow beer.
• People who drink Cannonau red wine are more likely to live to be 100 years old
• The oldest beer brewery opened in the year 1050 in Bavaria, Germany — and it’s still open!