The World’s Top 5 Most Expensive Wines: A List to Remember

We love wine any way we can get it! 

Table wine, vintage wine, red wine, bubbly wine. Wine in a glass; wine en masse. Wine in Rome and wine at home. Wine with family and wine with friends - we’ll even drink wine from a straw that bends. Nothing is better than nectar from vines, but have you checked out these pricey and worldly wines?

In case you win the lottery or you’re the heir to a distant and über wealthy uncle and you’re looking to blow some cash on rare vintage, take a look at the ‘Top 5 Most Expensive Wines’ by Wine-Searcher.com:

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America Becomes the Largest Wine-Consuming Nation in the World

The U.S. surpasses France in Wine Consumption

It’s official: Americans are the biggest winos. According to the Wine Institute, The U.S. has surpassed France the world's largest wine-consuming nation.

In 2010, wine shipments within and to the U.S. increased by 2% from 2009 to approximately 330 million cases. This is a record high for the wine industry, according to wine industry consultants Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates in Woodside, CA.  The estimated retail value of these sales was $30 billion, up by 4% from the previous year.

California wine accounted for 61% of the total U.S. wine market with retail sales estimated at $18.5 billion. It’s nice to know we’re keeping it in the family. Let’s raise our wine glasses and have a toast to our wine-loving nation, the United States of America!

Happy Wine Wednesday!