This is a bit old, given the date of the article, but I just came across it:
Interesting comment in the article about the decreasing numbers of adult wine comsumers in France. I'm not positive what the current age spread is compared to what it was in 1960, but I would be inclined to think that there are large numbers of people in the 45-65 age group. What will the situation be in 25 years, given the current rate of 1.7 births per couple/per lifetime in France right now? The 1.7 figure, below the replacement rate of 2.1, is among the highest in Europe, mostly due to the large number of immigrants who come from a decidely non-winedrinking culture.
I can't imagine that the demographic changes in the years to come are going to make things any better for them.
I'm just thinking aloud, I guess, and started off just being amused that wine-pouring in protest of a government policy is not a strictly American phenomena.
- Chris