Wine lovers are an inquisitive bunch, and their curiosity extends to how wine affects their health. While researchers continue to uncover how alcohol—as well as wine’s other components, including polyphenols—influence our health, it’s clear that for many people, moderate drinking remains an enjoyable part of a balanced, healthy lifestyle. In 2023, your most popular health questions covered topics from sugar to wine flaws, digestion to urinary tract infections and beyond. Below, click through the headlines to read the full answers, and keep your questions coming in 2024!
10. Can wine and cannabis be consumed together safely?
Keep these things in mind if you choose to drink while using cannabis.
9. How does alcohol intoxication cause “glassy” eyes?
Wine has a range of effects on eye health. What could be behind this one?
8. Are there any yeast-free wines?
Advice for wine lovers worried about a yeast allergy.
7. Is it safe to drink from a sabered bottle of Champagne? Won’t tiny pieces of glass get into the wine?
Sabering can be fun, but is it risky?
6. Is it safe to have a glass of wine after receiving one of the new bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster shots?
Experts say it’s probably OK to celebrate your shot with a glass of wine, but there are a few things to keep in mind.
5. Do digestifs such as Barolo Chinato, grappa and amaro actually aid digestion?
Some people swear by the stomach-settling effects of digestifs. What does the science say?
4. Is it safe to drink a cork-tainted wine?
Everyone agrees that corked wine smells and tastes unpleasant. But is it dangerous?
3. How much sugar is in a glass of wine?
It all depends on the wine ...
2. Can drinking red wine help prevent a urinary tract infection?
If cranberry juice may have a protective effect, what about red wine?
1. Are some wines healthier than others?
Don’t miss our deep dive into the health effects of different types of wine.
