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Telegraph
25-05-2025
- General
- Telegraph
The best lower-alcohol wines to help you avoid a hangover
This bank holiday weekend, you may well have parties, barbecues or family get-togethers planned. Which, for wine drinkers, could lead to a potential pitfall on Tuesday when the alarm clock calls – a cracking hangover. It's a mistake to only consider volume when drinking wine – yes, obviously it's a good idea to switch from 250ml glassfuls to 175ml or, better, 125ml, and overall imbibe less, but if your wine is a stonking great shiraz or richly ripe chardonnay at, say 14.5% abv, the units of alcohol still quickly add up. So if you're not going full no-alc, it's wise to pick wines which are naturally lower in alcohol as well – the level will always be displayed on the label, front or back, and it can come as quite a surprise to see how widely this varies. Skip to: Wines made in cooler climates often come in at lower levels, as the grapes often don't get as ripe and therefore produce less sugar in the juice to turn into alcohol. In search of lower abvs, look to cool regions such as Germany's Mosel, northern Portugal's Vinho Verde, France's Loire Valley and England to tease out some lighter styles (in fizz, the lightest is usually north-east Italy's prosecco). Some grape varieties naturally produce lower levels of alcohol, too – riesling holds sway here. Then there are winemaking and viticultural techniques which help achieve alcohol levels sitting nicely between 5-11% abv. In New Zealand's Marlborough, for example, experiments to make naturally lower alcohol levels are proving successful; Forrest Wines' The Doctors' range of sauvignon blanc, riesling and pinot noir is produced using precision leaf-plucking in the vineyard, prompting grapes to ripen with plenty of flavour but lower sugar levels. Meanwhile Yealands' Nat Christensen, who makes the Sainsbury's NZ wine below, says she 'selects blocks of vines which show good early flavour development and balance to harvest earlier to achieve the desired lower alcohol levels'. In other cases, the fermentation is arrested, usually by chilling, so the alcohol level doesn't rise any further. That can usually mean there is more sugar left in the wine. So be careful when thinking about calories – lower alcohol means fewer of them in your glass, but higher sweetness clearly doesn't. I've got dry, medium and sweet wine recommendations below – and at the risk of sounding school-marmy, to avoid a Bank Holiday hangover you will still have to moderate your intake of even these lighter-weight wines. Why you can trust us Susy is an award-winning wine and drinks writer, presenter and broadcaster who started her career at the Which? Wine Guide. She is a long-standing correspondent for The Telegraph. When not writing, she is an experienced judge and panel chair at UK wine competitions.
Wall Street Journal
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Wall Street Journal
Mocktails Cost $15 and Nobody Knows Why
Clara Choi gets a funny feeling from the drinks she sips when she goes out with friends. The fruity, brightly colored concoctions typically incorporate juices and syrups. They contain no alcohol, but they still make Choi wince and leave her with a different kind of hangover.
Daily Mail
07-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Wife of ER doctor reveals his unusual health tips including which painkiller to NOT take when hungover
The wife of an emergency medic has revealed the type of painkiller her husband urges her to avoid when hangover due to the risk of deadly liver damage. In a video posted to Instagram Claire Edwards said she can't 'even look' at paracetamol without her doctor husband 'dropping down from the ceiling like a swat team member'. She added: 'Don't take Tylenol after you've been drinking.' According to Harvard Health Publishing, combining alcohol with paracetamol can accentuate the pain reliever's toxic effects on the liver. Instead of paracetamol, experts suggest taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen or aspirin to treat a hangover headache. In the clip, Edwards revealed several other surprising health 'rules' her medic husband swears by - as well as those he thinks are nonsense. He stressed the importance of folic acid for pregnant women as it can prevent brain abnormalities in newborns. But Edwards said: 'When I was pregnant, he really didn't care if I was eating deli meat.' The National Health Service in the UK advises avoiding some types of ready-to-eat meat, like salami, pepperoni and prosciutto, as they are cured rather than cooked, meaning that they carry risk of bacterial contamination. Folic acid can be found in certain foods such as leafy green vegetables and fortified breakfast cereals, and helps support the healthy development of a baby's brain, skull, and spinal cord during pregnancy. But Edwards's husband says that, for people who are not pregnant, all vitamins, minerals, and supplements are a waste of money. The wife said: 'When I am not pregnant, he calls my vitamin regiment expensive pee, because he says you pee it all out.' Scientists have long debated the health benefits of supplements for those who do not have a diagnosed vitamin deficiency. According to Edwards, her husband is also against her using a decongestant nasal spray, such as Afrin for more than two days in a row. She said: 'He can sense if I have been using Afrin for more than two days and that's a big no no too.' Whilst she didn't explain her husband's reasoning for this, experts have recently warned of rising numbers of people becoming hooked on nasal decongestant sprays, which can irritate sensitive blood vessels in the nose, causing swelling. Over time, this worsens congestion, resulting in a vicious cycle that leaves patients more reliant on the medication to help them breathe. Some are even forced to have surgery to address damage caused by chronic swelling, which can leave unsightly scars. According to his wife, Edwards is also passionate about keeping babies and toddlers away from glitter. The substance can mix with the tear film when it gets into their eyes and cause significant irritation, as well as a nasty infection.
Daily Mail
06-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
I'm married to an ER doctor - he says NEVER take popular medication for a hangover...it can wreck your liver
The wife of an emergency medic has revealed the type of painkiller her husband urges her to avoid on a hangover due to the risk of deadly liver damage. In a video clip posted to Instagram, which has been viewed more than 4 million times, Claire Edwards said she can't 'even look' at paracetamol without her doctor husband 'dropping down from the ceiling like a swat team member'. 'Don't take Tylenol after you've been drinking,' she added. Tylenol is the US brand name for acetaminophen, which is the same medication as paracetamol. According to Harvard Health Publishing, combining alcohol with paracetamol can accentuate the pain reliever's toxic effects on the liver. Instead of paracetamol, experts suggest taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen or aspirin to treat a hangover headache. In the clip, Ms Edwards revealed a host of other surprising health 'rules' that her husband swears by—as well as those who thinks are nonsense. For instance, he stressed the importance of folic acid for pregnant women—as it can prevent brain abnormalities in newborns. But, 'when I was pregnant, he really didn't care if I was eating deli meat,' Ms Edwards added. The NHS advises avoiding some types of ready-to-eat meat, like salami, pepperoni and prosciutto, as they are cured rather than cooked, meaning they carry risk of bacterial contamination. Folic acid can be found in certain foods such as leafy green vegetables and fortified breakfast cereals, and helps support the healthy development of a baby's brain, skull and spinal cord during pregnancy. But Dr Edwards says that, for people who are not pregnant, all vitamins, minerals and supplements are a waste of money. 'When I am not pregnant, he calls my vitamin regiment expensive pee, because he says you pee it all out', Ms Edwards said. Scientists have long debated the health benefits of supplements for those who do not have a diagnosed vitamin deficiency. According to Ms Edwards, the doctor is also against her using a decongestant nasal spray, such as Sudafed (or Afrin in the US) for more than two days in a row. She said: 'He can sense if I have been using Afrin for more than two days and that's a big no no too.' Whilst she didn't explain her husband's reasoning for this, experts have recently warned of rising numbers of people becoming hooked on nasal decongestant sprays, which can irritate sensitive blood vessels in the nose, causing swelling. Over time, this worsens congestion, resulting in a vicious cycle that leaves patients more reliant on the medication to help them breathe. Some are even forced to have surgery to address damage caused by chronic swelling, which can leave unsightly scars. According to his wife, Dr Edwards is also passionate about keeping babies and toddlers away from glitter. The substance can mix with the tear film when it gets into their eyes and cause significant irritation, as well as a nasty infection.
