Anyone think 14 units a week is really low?

[Bunnylady54]

The average bottle of wine is I believe about 9 units so 14 units is less than 2 bottles a week. I drink more than that! Does anyone think it’s pretty hard to stick to 14 units?

Never had a problem with it. Very very occasionally I’ll have more but we’re talking maybe two or three weeks per year.

It seems a lot to me but that’s easy to say because alcohol is not my vice of choice (that would be sugar)

No it's not very low at all. Very easy to stay under that.

Rubbish, actually. My coq au vin rouge takes a bottle, for starters and then there's the white/red wine I put in other dishes.
Oh! and of course there's Chef's Perks

Agree it's very low

If you share a bottle of wine of an evening you're already off which is what they do in Europe

OP any second now you'll have posters saying you're obviously a raging alcoholic and that they only drink a thimble full of sherry when there's a full moon.

Depends on the strength of the wine, look for a lower alcohol one?

You can drink as much as you want though, you just have to live with the consequences!

That seems a lot to me!

No , I don't think it's hard to stick to.

I used to think it was hard to stick to , but I was drinking far too much at the time and was not in a good place.

Doesn’t seem much to me

I get the impression that the majority of MN think a thimble of sherry at Christmas is cause for alarm. In my world 2/3/4/5 bottles of wine a week is normal. Strangely we all function well.

I think its pretty reasonable.

When I used to drink a bottle of wine was usually 12-13%

I used to think 14 units was too low. I don’t since I acknowledged my drink problem 🤷🏽‍♀️

I think it’s masses. Don’t think I’ve ever had that much in a week. Different strokes for different folks and all that.

I don't drink much (maybe a couple of glasses a month?) But understand that's not the norm. I would think 14 units a week is about right, anymore (except as a one off) and I would think I was starting to have a drink problem.

@katinski

Anything that you cook will lose some alcohol, about 75% per hour (depending on what it is, covered/uncovered, temperature etc)

MN consumption is FAR below my village's consumption as seen on recycling day.

A large glass of wine is 250 ml. So it's about 6 large glasses. Not too difficult to do especially if you share a bottle after work in the evening or go out for a meal once a week.

That’s a lot to me but I don’t really drink very often at all. And on a week when I do drink I don’t think I exceed 14 units. As a pp said, it depends what your vice is.

It seems a lot to me, but I don't drink much.
To bigchris, I am from Europe and no, we don't drink big amounts on a regular basis. I don't know anyone who drinks half a bottle every evening.
Yes, many people, particularly from older generations, drink wine at every meal, but like a third of a glass, often diluted with water.

It’s really a lot to me, but I don’t drink.

The big question is, if you couldn’t drink it for a month (massive wine shortage maybe) would it bother you?

I probably average that a week but only drink at the weekend. Bottle of wine and 2 double vodkas and you're there

I don’t drink on a school night so rarely drink 14 units a week. I think if you’re drinking most evenings it would be a good idea to cut down.

Yes it’s low. But don’t expect MN to agree.

I used to think it was. But since having my son, there is no chance I'm hitting 14 units a week! I'm half that on some weeks, even less most of the time.