Champagne is having some problems.
For the second consecutive year, and with no cause for celebration in sight, shipments of the bubbly from France are drying up, CNN reported. According to new data from trade organization Comité Champagne, the sparkling wine’s total shipments last year accounted for 271.4 million bottles, a nearly 10 percent decrease from 2023. The overall dip can be attributed to “inflation, conflicts around the world, economic uncertainty, and a…