A closer look
Vatican City mathematically consumes more wine per capita than any other nation on Earth, beating out massive drinking cultures like France and Italy by a hilariously wide margin, simply because when your entire population consists of roughly eight hundred old men in robes, Swiss Guards, and various church officials, the sacramental wine consumption absolutely skyrockets the statistical average, painting a deeply amusing picture of the holy headquarters essentially functioning as a massive, spiritually justified frat house where knocking back endless chalices of vintage red is just part of the daily job description, completely oblivious to the tourists lining up for hours in the blistering sun just to aggressively shove their way through the Sistine Chapel, so the next time you feel guilty about cracking open a bottle on a Tuesday, just remember you are merely trying to keep up with the geopolitical standards set by the absolute epicenter of Catholicism
