http://rieslingrules.com/the_book Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 02 May 2012 18:38:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/our-wine-industry/alcohol-sales-up-according-to-gallup/ http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/our-wine-industry/alcohol-sales-up-according-to-gallup/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:47:51 +0000 Nicolas http://rieslingrules.com/the_book/?p=946 The data monster is coming out of its cave again after chewing on a great report released by Gallup looking at alcohol consumption in the USA (full article here). Plenty of fun data in this report highlighted below:

• 67% of american drink alcohol, 33% do not. The archetype of the non drinker is over 55, has less than a high school degree, makes less than $20K/yr, attend church weekly and is Protestant – can’t wait to meet you Mr non-drinker. The classic alcohol indulger is young, college educated, seldomly go to church, make more than $75/yr and is agnostic – you sound a bit better Mr indulger but you sound too much like Gordon Gekko.
• Beer is still the #1 preferred alcoholic drink in the USA (wine is #2, spirits #3). The archetype beer drinker is male, under 34 from the midwest while the archetype wine drinker is female, 50 and older, from the East coast (guess who I am hanging out with? hint: I am more comfortable at the Opera than at a Rodeo). Women from the south also ranks the highest for spirit consumption – go southern girls!

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