It is so surprisingly that US for the first time has overtaken France as the world’s biggest national market for wine, according research by the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV). US drinkers consumed 2.9 billion liters of wine in 2013, 0.5% more than in 2012. Meanwhile, French wine consumption fell 7% from the year before to 2.8 billion liters, according to the OIV. However, the amount of wine drunk per head is still higher in France than in the US. According to figures from 2011, the average French person drinks just over a bottle a week, six times more…