Habits are funny things

Kara recently announced that life is too short to drink cheap wine. Now, while I am inclined to agree with the ideology of that statement, the particulars are less than what I can embrace.
If I open a good bottle of wine, I feel compelled to steadily work on it until it's gone. That doesn't necessarily mean that I drink it all in one evening, although that has been known to happen. If one paces oneself, one can begin while setting the dinner table, and finish after the late evening news without ever compromising one's sobriety.
One's liver, however, now that's a different story.
I always figured that as long as I was not drinking like a fraternity brother, I was good. If I was not drowning my faculties, I figured I was not drowning my liver either. Apparently my liver disagreed.
I told my doctor, when he asked, that I drink like a European. We have wine with dinner, of course; Red or White paired with our entrees. My doctor kindly explained that some raging alcoholics can down a fifth of vodka daily for 50 years with no liver damage, while some more sober types can't handle a daily glass of red. I fall into the latter category.
Who knew?
I needed to drink less.
Tea does not excite me, and I dislike soda.
Beer is nasty, and also a potential threat to my liver.
Diet coke is fine, but it keeps me up if I drink it in the evenings.
Perrier is gross.
Juices have too many calories.
Crystal Light is too sweet.
What do people drink in the evening when they don't have wine?

I allow myself to have something lovely just a couple times a week. But not too much at a time.

So I've taken to drinking cheap wine.

I can't justify opening a bottle, when all I want is a glass, so I buy those cute little tiny 4-packs. That way I can open one teeny tiny bottle, and nothing goes to waste. Now I drink once or twice a week, rather than once or twice per day.

And I need a good non-alcoholic beverage for the other evenings. Any suggestions?