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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
John Leicester

Paris wine show reflects surging demand for zero- and low-alcohol drinks

France Zero Alcohol Wines - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

As a French teetotaler, Justine Bobin knows how challenging it can be to not drink in a country where wine, beer and other boozy beverages still lubricate many social interactions, even if France is less hooked on alcohol than it used to be.

“People are convinced that you can’t have fun if you don’t drink alcohol in France,” she says.

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