– A bottle of weekend wine costs an average of $50.00. And as you taste more you notice more the effort that is put into more expensive wines to make them taste a different way. – Three glasses of wine consumed per night Friday-Sunday – A bottle of weekday wine costs an average of $30.00 – Two glasses of wine consumed per night Monday-Thursday – There are five glasses of wine to a bottle (5 ounce pours) To keep it simple, these are the broad assumptions: Just out of curiosity and (because I’m a financial advisor!), I did a calculation to see how much money one could save by curbing a wine habit. So I’ve taken steps to curb my habit: I’m not drinking wine on most weeknights, and I have substituted kombucha or mineral water with lemon in my wine glass. I don’t like the possibility that it might make me sick, is addictive, and I don’t want the extra calories. I have decided that I don’t want to drink wine as much as I used to. My feelings about wine drinking have shifted. But, its pleasures are compelling: a glass of wine signals the end of a hard day of work and the start of a relaxing evening, it evokes a feeling of “la dolce vita,” and the alcohol takes the edge off whatever may be bothering us at the time. We know that wine is probably not great for us – it may cause disease, it’s full of sugar, it makes us lazy, and it can be addictive. In a recent gathering with a few women colleagues, discussing our goals for the coming year – 3 out of 5 said they’d like to curb their wine habit. However, like many behaviors that become habits, we have found that wine drinking is not so easy to stop. We have begun to think that maybe we’d be better off without it. Like many health studies, those about alcohol intake were often conflicting or inconclusive, but it did sew seeds of doubt as to whether that daily glass or two of wine was such a good thing for our health. But there were also studies that showed a stronger link to women, alcohol and an increased risk of cancer, mostly driven by breast cancer. Some studies touted the heart-healthy benefits of red wine because of an antioxidant compound, resveratrol, found in the skins and seeds of grapes. Many concluded that moderate alcohol intake lowered the risk of heart disease because it acts as a mild blood thinner. While we continued to enjoy wine, we followed the various studies that would come out about women, wine and health. Drinking wine became a little less “special occasion” and more of an everyday occurrence. Then, somewhere along the line, it became more of a routine: come home from a day of work and pour a glass while making dinner. Before it was considered sheer pleasure – enjoying a glass with a meal, wine-tasting with friends, and developing a palate. There has been a distinct shift in the way I and women I know feel about wine.
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