It does bear the question. Elite should be specific higher tiers and not the masses as Kacee noted. The marketing office at Bonvoy certainly watered down the term by doing so (if everyone is elite than no one is) and also apparently set false expectations with others on what being Elite should give you
Not sure what kind of quality the drinks/wine are that are being served at a complimentary happy hour anyway, but probably not anything to get overly excited about