US consumers want to moderate their alcohol consumption – but don’t always choose no/low-alcohol products to do so // Washington pioneer grower Jerry Bookwalter dies at 83

August 24, 2023 - Wine Industry Insight Daily News Feed

Becca Yeamans
August 24, 2023

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US consumers want to moderate their alcohol consumption – but don’t always choose no/low-alcohol products to do so

The trend for moderation is increasingly prevalent in the US: A third of legal drinking age (LDA) adults in the US (37%) say they have not consumed alcohol in the past six months (surveyed by IWSR in April 2023) – compared to an average figure of 24% across 15 key markets (Australia, Brazil, Canada, […]

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