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The number of square-dancing groups in the Napa Valley in 1972. Square-dancing was an important form of local entertainment, especially since the valley had just three restaurants (and an ice cream stand) at the time.

What country has the largest per capita consumption of wine?

A. Italy

B. Portugal

C. France

D. Argentina

In all of these countries, per capita wine consumption is high. But Portugal comes out on top with 16.4 gallons/62.1 liters of wine per person per year (for people over 15 years old). According to the OIV (International Organization of Vine and Wine), the next three countries in descending order are France (13.3 gallons/50.2 liters), Italy (11.5 gallons/43.6 liters), and Switzerland (10 gallons/37.8 liters).

“I like my coffee black, my beer from Germany, wine from Burgundy, the darker, the better. I like my heroes complicated and brooding, James Dean in oiled leather, leaning on a motorcycle. You know the color.”

Barbara Crooker,

American poet, from the poem Ode to Chocolate

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