Aug. 9 (UPI) -- When it comes to Americans' preferred alcoholic beverage, it appears wine is losing popularity, a new survey showed Friday.
Spirits have essentially tied wine for second place, Gallup said in the poll, which asked Americans last month to name their favorite alcoholic drink. Perhaps not surprisingly, beer kept its long-held ranking as the top choice -- but liquor closed in on wine for the No. 2 spot. Thirty percent named wine, and 29 percent liquor. Nearly 40 percent tabbed beer.