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California farmers are struggling to sell grapes as demand for wine drops

389 points · 987 comments · randycupertino

  1. alexandre_m · · focus · HN ↗
    > while young people are drinking less alcohol due to health and financial concerns

    My observation is that gen-z spends less time socializing in real life, and drinking remains a social habit for the most part at a younger age. While they drink less, cannabis, vaping and psychedelics are on the rise.

    It's a nice claim to say they are more responsible, but it tells an incomplete story.

    1. tarkin2 · · focus · HN ↗
      Is beer drinking also on the decline?

      Or are we saying that wine drinking is significantly more social than beer drinking?

      It's "interesting" that this new isolationist culture we've built for ourselves is causing economic problems

      1. gniv · · focus · HN ↗
        Based on the large selection of no-alcohol beers I'm seeing I would say yes.
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