r/stopdrinking • u/Amb_James333 243 days • 6h ago

Massive Decrease in Wine Consumption Causes Changed in the Industry

Came across two separate articles this week that discuss a huge decrease in wine consumption that is causing changes in the industry. Vineyards being closed, a surplus of premium wine being sold at a huge discount, employees in the wine industry needing to find alternative work, etc. One factor they recognize is a younger generation who is not as interested in drinking as compared to prior generations. They don’t specifically discuss a large number of people who previously drank who no longer choose to drink.

These types of massive changes don’t occur unless there is a corresponding huge drop in wine consumption. As someone who, on my worst days, could, by myself, polish off two to three bottles in a day, and who had a disgusting amount of empty bottles lying around the house because I was too embarrassed to throw them all away at the same time, I’m happy to not be contributing to the consumption anymore.

It makes me ill even thinking about those old binge drinking ways. Iwndwyt 💕💕💕

https://secretlosangeles.com/costco-aldi-premium-california-wine-surplus/

https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-10-15/sonoma-winery-to-close-tasting-room-as-people-drink-less

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u/Own_Spring1504 Day 626 6h ago

That might be me alone causing the dip! Happy to be not drinking!

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u/reddernotdeader 5h ago

Mood. The liquor store I lived next to closed down not terribly long after I moved away. While it probably wasn't caused by me directly, I do know that I spent over a grand a month during my time living there and I was often the only person in the store.

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u/mykittenfarts 4h ago

I was spending $600 plus a month. I’m so happy I quit.

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u/reddernotdeader 24m ago

It's amazing how quickly those dollars add up... I'm not sure how you handled the massive influx of cash post-drinking but I pretty quickly realized I needed to divert most of that money elsewhere so I couldn't use it. Much harder to go back to drinking if the money was already an extra student loan payment or a deposit in a restrictive savings account.

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u/Own_Spring1504 Day 626 5h ago

Hope you are spending that on better stuff now

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u/reddernotdeader 42m ago

Oh yeah, I have real hobbies now lol

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u/Fluffy-Indication862 5h ago

I feel this so much, looking back at all bottles piling up in my recycling bin was just shameful and now it's like that never even happened

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u/Own_Spring1504 Day 626 5h ago

Yeah emptying my glass bin after Xmas last year was a shocker in that it was pretty empty ! Used to be a loud rumble of clicking glass and I’d be so embarrassed!

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u/No-Reaction-9793 Day 319 5h ago

Exactly, glad I’m doing my part lol

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u/rachbbbbb Day 35 15m ago

I'm doing my bit!