Page 5 | A glass of wine every night?

grizeldagreen · 2025-02-20T08:39:01+00:00

I've fallen into a habit of doing this pretty much every night. Just the one glass while cooking. I can make a bottle last over 4 nights doing this. So over a week it would be just less than two bottles. Does this sound ok from a consumption point of view? To add I usually have a glass, eat my evening meal then have a cup of tea before bed! So it's not exactly a wild life. But I just find that a small glass of white wine adds something to my evening.

AmeliaTangfastic · 20/02/2025 09:59

Ideally you're meant to have some days off every week, but honestly? Think you're within guidelines for alcohol assuming they're not big glasses of wine.

I don't drink that often, but when. I do I tend to have two or three. I don't think that's any better tbh and that's why I don't drink at home unless entertaining.

Zusammengebrochen · 20/02/2025 09:58

Tulipsandaffodils · 20/02/2025 09:56

Oh cmon, France is no worse than other eu countries. Accusing like that isn’t ok.

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I was replying to a comment where France was mentioned specifically, hence the Francocentric replies.

Tulipsandaffodils · 20/02/2025 09:57

In fact it is very common to drink a glass of wine with meals in many countries including Italy, which has a low level of alsohol abuse.

Tulipsandaffodils · 20/02/2025 09:56

Zusammengebrochen · 20/02/2025 09:55

Excessive drinking is known to be an issue in France. There's lots of data out there.

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Oh cmon, France is no worse than other eu countries. Accusing like that isn’t ok.

Zusammengebrochen · 20/02/2025 09:55

GrandTheftWalrus · 20/02/2025 09:51

Remember this is mumsnet where more than a thimble of sherry at Christmas means you are an alcoholic.

Remember you just made that up.
In reality we've normalised excessive alcohol consumption.

Original poster

grizeldagreen · 20/02/2025 09:55

GrandTheftWalrus · 20/02/2025 09:51

Remember this is mumsnet where more than a thimble of sherry at Christmas means you are an alcoholic.

Yes attitudes do seem extreme here compared to what I see in real life.

But I guess a lot of people on here are tee total or very low level drinkers so what I'm having probably does seem a lot to them.

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Zusammengebrochen · 20/02/2025 09:55

pizzaHeart · 20/02/2025 09:39

why?

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Excessive drinking is known to be an issue in France. There's lots of data out there.

GrandTheftWalrus · 20/02/2025 09:51

Remember this is mumsnet where more than a thimble of sherry at Christmas means you are an alcoholic.

CandyLeBonBon · 20/02/2025 09:43

FeelinTwentySixPointTwo · 20/02/2025 09:18

It's not "completely fine and normal" to drink every day, no. Though lots of people on here would like to tell themselves that, as it's a very middle-class thing and thus socially more acceptable than cracking open a can of beer or a bottle of cider.

That said, it's not really indicative of an alcohol problem if you can happily go without it, so crack on if you enjoy it. There are far worse things you could be doing to your health.

Tell that to the French!

Tulipsandaffodils · 20/02/2025 09:41

butterdish93 · 20/02/2025 09:39

Not for me! 2 bottles a week is a lot. Must be big glasses.

I don’t think common means it applies to everyone and specifically you?

butterdish93 · 20/02/2025 09:39

Not for me! 2 bottles a week is a lot. Must be big glasses.

pizzaHeart · 20/02/2025 09:39

Zusammengebrochen · 20/02/2025 09:26

Not sure the French are the best example tbh.

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why?

StarStay · 20/02/2025 09:36

I mean, it's not ideal no, but not the end of the world. There are worse things you could be doing. I'm sure you know that already though, Is there a reason why you're asking OP?

I'm not sure why it's being completely normalised on this thread. None of my family drink alcohol every night (and half of them are Spanish...not sure where the assumption has come from that they all do it), none of my ex boyfriends have ever, none of my friends I'm very close to who come round often do it. Most people don't do this. Although I'm sure it's not massively "uncommon". It's just not necessarily "normal" and I don't think we should be saying it is.

Namechangefordaughterevasion · 20/02/2025 09:35

I think it's fine.

Winston Churchill famously drank 2 bottles of champagne a day as well as whisky with his breakfast and cognac at night. He also smoked several cigars a day. I'm sure his premature death at the age of 90 can be attributed to this unhealthy lifestyle.

OrangeYaGlad · 20/02/2025 09:28

Zusammengebrochen · 20/02/2025 09:26

Not sure the French are the best example tbh.

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It's common and normal in Italy too. And Spain. And Portugal. And Greece.....

Zusammengebrochen · 20/02/2025 09:26

Frauhubert · 20/02/2025 09:25

The French do it 👨🏼‍🎨

Not sure the French are the best example tbh.

Zusammengebrochen · 20/02/2025 09:26

MyFlightWasAwfulThanksForAsking · 20/02/2025 08:52

Drinking alcohol every single night is really not normal. It's a very unhealthy habit.

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It's been normalised by many, although it's not normal to me either.

Frauhubert · 20/02/2025 09:25

The French do it 👨🏼‍🎨

Tulipsandaffodils · 20/02/2025 09:25

FeelinTwentySixPointTwo · 20/02/2025 09:18

It's not "completely fine and normal" to drink every day, no. Though lots of people on here would like to tell themselves that, as it's a very middle-class thing and thus socially more acceptable than cracking open a can of beer or a bottle of cider.

That said, it's not really indicative of an alcohol problem if you can happily go without it, so crack on if you enjoy it. There are far worse things you could be doing to your health.

But it is. And in many countries round the world. There is also very unlikely to be any harm with this, and it is silly to make it a class issue.

OrangeYaGlad · 20/02/2025 09:24

FeelinTwentySixPointTwo · 20/02/2025 09:18

It's not "completely fine and normal" to drink every day, no. Though lots of people on here would like to tell themselves that, as it's a very middle-class thing and thus socially more acceptable than cracking open a can of beer or a bottle of cider.

That said, it's not really indicative of an alcohol problem if you can happily go without it, so crack on if you enjoy it. There are far worse things you could be doing to your health.

It is though. It really is. It's totally normal to millions upon millions of people to have a glass of wine every single night with dinner. It's completely and utterly fine and normal.

FeelinTwentySixPointTwo · 20/02/2025 09:18

It's not "completely fine and normal" to drink every day, no. Though lots of people on here would like to tell themselves that, as it's a very middle-class thing and thus socially more acceptable than cracking open a can of beer or a bottle of cider.

That said, it's not really indicative of an alcohol problem if you can happily go without it, so crack on if you enjoy it. There are far worse things you could be doing to your health.

Tulipsandaffodils · 20/02/2025 09:09

I think there are proven health benefits to red wine, so a glass a night can be good for you, my grandfather did it, and lived to his 90s. He would have a small glass of red wine with either lunch or his evening meal.

JacquesHarlow · 20/02/2025 09:07

OrangeYaGlad · 20/02/2025 08:40

It's completely fine and normal

No it isn’t , but keep telling yourself that

macshoto · 20/02/2025 09:06

Not that unusual at all.

If you are concerned, maybe consider having a night (or two) off a week?

In terms of keeping wine in good condition, I find Vinolok glass stoppers and small glass bottles (e.g. 200ml) ideal for keeping wine for longer periods of time once opened.

I haven't yet found a good bottle that is 175ml or 150ml, though - aesthetically I don't like plastic screw cap bottles for wine!

Octonaut4Life · 20/02/2025 09:04

If you're drinking a whole bottle of wine across four nights then those are 187ml glasses (ish) which are more than 2.3 units each so even if you never have more than one glass per night, you're drinking more than the 14 units per week maximum which is considered "low risk". You're increasing your risk of a range of illnesses if you drink this much on a regular basis - mouth cancer, stroke, breast cancer, heart disease... I wouldn't.