Sacre-bleu! In France, non-alcoholic beverages gain popularity

In Normandy, in northern France, Valérie de Sutter cultivates juniper berries, a common ingredient in gin. However, this is no ordinary gin; it is alcohol-free.

For a country where alcohol, typically wine, is ingrained in the culture, this thought is still quite alien. However, statistics indicate that French citizens are drinking less and fewer alcoholic beverages.

According to Valérie De Sutter, founder of t....