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I have never seen anyone as obsessed with wine as these guys here. They are not nearly as refined as the French are about it (nor is their wine), yes but they might beat the French on passion. Every family in the village where we are staying grows their own grapes and makes their own wine. Barrels are everywhere, the smell of grapes and wine envelopes the village whispering "go on, have a sip" to everyone 24/7. And they do, oh boy, they do, proudly claiming the number one spot in alcohol consumption per head in the world. And tiny as they are, they are the 21st largest wine producer in the world and home to the world's largest wine cellar stretching 200 km and filled with nearly 2 million bottles of wine (largest wine collection in the world according to Guinness). We visited it, you have to drive in underground and then navigate through Chardonnay Street, Cabernet Street, etc in your car. Some people get carried out from their "wine tasting and dinner", they are a generous bunch here.