European Wine Organisations Come Together to Fight Back

Major wine bodies from across Europe have come together to launch the VITÆVINO Declaration, an initiative to combat the growing anti-alcohol movement.

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Devil's Advocate: Might Smartwatches and Loyalty Cards Cut Our Drinking?

The industry is concerned about cancer warnings from the WHO. Robert Joseph suggests that there might be other health-related threats to wine consumption.

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Blue Zone Research: Sorry, Wine May Not Help You to Live to 100 After All

A new study debunks the wine-friendly Blue Zones story. Felicity Carter reports.

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Harvard Researchers and Leading Statistician Stand Up to the WHO

Medical researchers, e.g. from Harvard University, disagree with the WHO's advice against drinking any alcohol. And even Tim Stockwell, one of the people most closely associated with that messaging says that the risks from 'low level' drinking are 'tiny'.

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Come Over October: Creating a Positive Narrative About Wine

US Wine PR expert Gino Colangelo says the wine industry is facing an existential threat and must come together to ensure its future.

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Drinking Wine With Meals Has Health Benefits. For Some

New research from Spain reveals possible health benefits of drinking wine with food. For people over 60 years of age with other health or economic concerns.

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Devil's Advocate: Wine Needs Support From Doctors

Robert Joseph wonders whether the best people to help counter the World Health Organisation's zero-tolerance attitude towards alcohol might just possibly be our friendly local wine-drinking doctor.

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Devil's Advocate: Come Over October vs Sober October

Hundreds of thousands of people now give up alcohol for Dry January and Sober October. Some prominent members of the wine industry are taking a stand against this trend. Robert Joseph thinks they are wrong.

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The WHO's Measures are Showing Results

The World Health Organization has recorded a decrease in alcohol consumption in its "Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health." However, it does not yet consider its goal achieved.

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