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Did scientists just discover the compound responsible for red wine headaches?

24 Nov 2023

While consuming too much of any alcoholic substance can lead to a headache, red wine headaches tend to be a little bit different. Both because a red-wine-induced headache tends to hit the drinker...

Put a Cork In It

3 Mar 2023

I鈥檝e never been one for cork sniffing. I always thought it was kind of a snobby thing to do, but I never really investigated the practice since I鈥檝e never really cared much for wine. Then one day,...

Is that an inflatable shark in my glass of wine?

21 Jan 2021

Cat pee, a mouse nest, wet dog, sauerkraut, burnt match, moldy socks, rotten eggs, vanilla, menthol, and plastic bandage. An unusual list to be sure. But there is a connection. These are all terms...

Reservations About Resveratrol

14 Jan 2021

In 1940 Japanese researcher Michio Takaoka submitted his thesis for a graduate degree in which he described studies of plants with a folkloric history of having medicinal properties. Such studies...

The Link Between Alcohol and Breast Cancer

10 Jul 2019

This article was first published in聽The Montreal Gazette.

The Truth Behind "Beer Before Liquor"

6 Jun 2019

Have you ever heard the saying "beer before liquor never been sicker"? Or 鈥渓iquor before beer, you鈥檙e in the clear鈥? What about 鈥済rape or grain but never the twain鈥? Well, it turns out that there...

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