New research from Roy Morgan shows that drinking wine continues to be the most popular alcohol choice with Australians, but numbers are declining.
Roy Morgan’s ‘Alcohol Consumption Currency Report June 2019’ found 41.3% of Australians who drink alcohol consume wine in an average four weeks, compared to 37.6% that drink beer.
Michele Levine, Chief Executive Officer, Roy Morgan said: “Wine is again the most widely drunk alcoholic beverage with 41.3% of Australians drinking a glass of their favourite drop in an average four weeks compared to 37.6% that drink beer and just over a quarter (26.3%) that drink spirits. "
This is down from 42.8% of wine drinkers and 38.2% of beer drinkers in May, while spirit drinkers remained stable.
The latest findings are derived from the Roy Morgan’s ‘Alcohol Consumption Currency Report June 2019’ which is based on in-depth interviews conducted face-to-face with over 50,000 consumers per annum in their homes, including detailed questioning of over 15,000 regarding their alcoholic drinking habits.
The data shows two-thirds of Australians aged 18+ (66.3%) consume alcohol in an average four weeks and over 1-in-8 Australians (12.8%) consume not only beer and wine, but also at least one of spirits, RTDs, liqueurs or cider in an average four weeks.
"The growth of cider as a newly popular drink of choice has plateaued in recent years with just over 1-in-10 Australians now drinking cider," Levine added.
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