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# [BND] Your Beverage Reader
- URL: https://bevnews.net/bnd-your-beverage-reader-8/
- Published: 2026-01-31T11:00:17.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-31T11:00:16.000Z
- Author: Joel Whitaker

***Good Morning and Happy Saturday, January 30, 2025.***

## [Wine, Liberty And The Birth Of Economics](https://timatkin.com/wine-liberty-and-the-birth-of-economics/?ref=bevnews.net)

Wine shaped the earliest debates about trade, taxation and political authority far more than we usually admit. As the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether a president can impose sweeping global tariffs under emergency powers, the justices circle an old anxiety: tariffs function as taxes, and imposing taxes belongs to the legislature. (Tim Atkin)

## [Is Wine Really Healthy? Experts Summarize the Research](https://www.ucdavis.edu/magazine/wine-really-healthy-experts-summarize-research?utm%5Fsource=AfternoonBrief&utm%5Fmedium=newsletter)

The Answer Isn’t Simple and May Depend on a Variety of Factors (UCDavis Magazine)

## [Dry January is almost over — was it worth it? Here’s what experts say about the health benefits](https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/dry-january-benefits-21295324.php?ref=bevnews.net)

The health impacts of Dry January haven’t been studied rigorously in randomized controlled trials, which are considered the gold standard for scientific research, and some experts say the one-month alcohol-free challenge is driven as much by culture as by data. But most experts agree the challenge is worth trying and completing. (San Francisco Chronicle).

## [Dry January is obscuring the reality of how America drinks now](https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/dry-january-alcohol-drink-21279544.php?ref=bevnews.net)

Dry January is becoming in some cicles pretty much the norm. Bu the founder of one nonalc beer jag gernaut said it worries “that there’s Dry January fatigue” — and that the pressure to achieve a perfect 31-day record “risks becoming performative.” (San Francisco Chronicle) 

## [How Napa and Sonoma Wineries Are Shifting Strategies for Millennial Tastes](https://robbreport.com/food-drink/wine/millennials-wine-marketing-1237525998/?ref=bevnews.net)

This generation has surpassed boomers as the largest wine-drinking cohort and the industry is adjusting. (Robb Report)

## [ Wine's Unpopularity a Matter of Taste](https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2026/01/wines-unpopularity-a-matter-of-taste?ref=bevnews.net) 

There are many reasons US consumers aren't drinking wine, but health isn't as important as you might think. (Wine-Searcher) 

## [The Unexpected US State With A Rich Whiskey History](https://www.thetakeout.com/2079819/us-state-whiskey-history-pennsylvania/?ref=bevnews.net)

Prohibition destroyed Pennsylvania's whiskey industry, but it's making a comeback. (The Takeout)