More Canadians Choosing Wine over Beer?

The numbers are out and apparently Canadians are losing their taste for beer.

Statistics Canada released the numbers for alcoholic beverages sold in the 2010-2011 fiscal year and it shows beer over 5 litres per person since the turn of the century.

Wine, on the other hand, now has a 30 percent market share of the alcohol purchasing market, 7 percentage points higher than in 2000.

So could it be true?  More people here in Canada are choosing wine over beer? I wonder why?
With so many deals on beer in the summer time, the fact is that it’s cheaper to grab a cheap bottle of wine and it actually leads to lower alcohol consumption per night of drinking.

Or is it that we are becoming more aware of wine, in its many forms, and how it can be deliciously paired with different foods.

The magazine put out by the LCBO always has a wide range of food and wine combinations that are really good on a nice summer day.

So what is it for you? Are you still drinking beer on the same schedule as 12 years ago, or have you slowed down and maybe bought the occasional bottle of wine instead of a six-pack?

For me, it continues to be beer and whiskey as my poison, but if that runs out…there’s always a bottle of wine somewhere in the house I’ll crack after a long hard day of work!