Money Move over, wine. Americans were reaching for more hard seltzers and hard liquor in 2019 January 13, 2020Mike Snider, USA TODAYComments Off on Move over, wine. Americans were reaching for more hard seltzers and hard liquor in 2019 Overall, Americans drank more and spent more on alcoholic beverages in 2019. But wine consumption fell for the first time in 25 years.