I believe the preferred nomenclature is sobriety challenged. I prefer drunks or boozehounds i definitely think of boozehounds as distinct from winos. winos are saaaaaad and have serious problems. boozehounds just really enjoy booze (and may well be on track to become winos, but they aren't there yet). yeah, when i think of a wino, i think of a homeless guy drinking md 20/20 or something