Whether it’s a champagne toast to Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité on La Fête du 14-Juillet, or an aperitif before, a bottle of wine during, or a brandy after dinner, Americans like to fill their glasses with French imports.
Indeed, France is the leading source for US imports of wine and spirits, as the trade data shows.
For one product category – brandy – France is very nearly the sole source. Here’s how France ranks in the top 5 wine and spirits products it ships to the US.