Special Edition: Sober Curious Shift? Wellness, Wine, & What’s Changing
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
3.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 7 June 2025
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
Alcohol is still big business in America—but the numbers are shifting. From wine to beer to spirits, sales are dropping across the board, and it’s not just Gen Z driving the change.
Today, you'll hear some surprising data on drinking habits and the rise of non-alcoholic options, and then you'll hear a personal take on what it's really like to give up alcohol.
Whether you're wine-loyal or booze-free, this episode dives into the cultural shift reshaping what—and why—we drink.
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Saturday, June 7th, and today we're pouring into a national trend. Alcohol sales are dropping. |
| 0:06.3 | Of course, alcohol is still big business, with plenty of people enjoying a drink and plenty of |
| 0:10.7 | companies relying on those purchases. But in recent years, sales have dipped across the board. |
| 0:16.4 | Wine sales alone fell about 6% last year from the year before, according to industry data group Sipsource, |
| 0:22.3 | and the Wine Institute found Americans total wine consumption in 2023 was at its lowest in over a decade. |
| 0:28.5 | Sales of beer and spirits are also down. Young people have a lot to do with it, but Genzi is |
| 0:33.3 | not the only group drinking less. So what's really driving this change? And what does it mean for |
| 0:37.8 | our culture, our social lives, and the future of the alcohol industry? Later, journalist and going |
| 0:42.9 | dry founder Hillary Scheinbaum shares why she stopped drinking, what she gained in the process, |
| 0:47.9 | and the rise of non-alcoholic options that feel far from boring. But first, Christian Miller, |
| 0:52.9 | research director at the Wine Market Council, |
| 0:55.0 | and head of full glass research, is here to break down the big picture data and how consumer |
| 0:59.0 | habits across generations are shifting. Whether you drink or don't, this episode explores |
| 1:03.9 | how wellness trends, economics, and personal choices just might be reshaping America's drinking |
| 1:08.7 | culture. |
| 1:14.0 | Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy Special Edition Saturday, |
| 1:16.8 | when we sit down with a different expert or celebrity every Saturday to talk about something in the news. |
| 1:18.6 | Don't forget to tune in every Monday through Friday for our regular episodes |
| 1:21.7 | when we provide all the day's news in just 10 minutes. |
| 1:24.6 | It's fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 1:27.3 | I'm Erica Mandy. It's time for today's |
| 1:29.0 | special edition Saturday. You ready? Let's do this. Christian Miller, thank you so much for joining |
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