From a glass to enjoy after little Tabatha has triumphed in her portrayal as “Third Lamb” in the school nativity, to bottles to open on the big day itself, I am the wine angel of Christmas ...

A GLASS of wine per day could halve your risk of heart attack and even work better than medicine, a study claims. It comes just in time for a merry Christmas next week – but there's a catch.

Just as the song, The 12 Days of Christmas, became popular in the 1800’s, so did American sparkling wine. In Ohio, in 1842, Nicholas Longworth (called ‘the father of American sparkling wine ...

In a group of people over 60 at risk for heart disease, drinking one-half to one glass of wine a day reduced the risk of having a cardiovascular event such as a heart attack or stroke by 50% when ...

In addition, many people don’t accurately measure their wine pours, experts say — what should be a small 4-ounce glass of wine could easily become a 6-ounce or even 9-ounce pour.

The link between drinking alcohol – especially wine – and heart health is very much still up for debate, even after decades of research. While some studies have previously suggested that ...

As an ice breaker for students coming into my introduction to wine appreciation class, I ask people to share a favourite wine memory. Most summon a moment with family, friends or strangers where a ...

Medical accounts of red wine headaches go back to Roman times, but the experience is likely as old as winemaking – something like 10,000 years. As chemists specializing in winemaking, we wanted to try ...

Sipping a glass of local wine is likely not what springs to mind when visiting Scandinavia, but this colder, northerly region is emerging as a new wine frontier. Hundreds of commercial vineyards ...

One of those is soaking up the warming, spiced aromas of a piping hot mug of mulled wine. And while you might be saving other Christmas staples like Bucks Fizz, Baileys and Champagne for the big ...