Young Drinkers Try Pricier Wines, Let Constellation Ditch Plonk

San Francisco wine collector Julie Crabill canceled more than half of her eight wine-club memberships during the recession. Now that the economy is recovering, so is her spending.

“Because we wanted to save money and because we felt like it was the responsible thing to do while everyone else in the world was tightening their belts, we cut back,” said Crabill, 34, who runs marketing communications firm Inner Circle Labs with her husband, Jon Neri. “Toward the end of 2010, we added August Briggs, which is a pinot house, to our roster, and Domaine Carneros champagne.”