Wine Industry Consultant
Vancouver
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Here is my summary of the national direct to consumer agreement now that most of the details have been released (quietly): winelaw.ca/2026/08/20/canada…
It's long past time for Canadian federal and provincial governments to scrap interprovincial alcohol restrictions @acoyne @WineBC @WineGrowersCA winelaw.ca/2025/02/10/dtc-ca…
Blake Gray with a very important article covering the NYT coverage of alcohol and health and (in my view) its biased coverage on this. wine-searcher.com/m/2025/01/…
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So… I did the absolute bare minimum I could to respond to the Surgeon General advisory. I’m just so tired of all this. Facing down the coordinated work of the multinational temperance industry is all-consuming and exhausting. brocku.ca/brock-news/2025/01…
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I’ve been wondering why the Surgeon General released his advisory about alcohol & cancer when NASEM report released in mid December says something very different about alcohol & health. And why he doesn’t reference it in his advisory. Just… wondering.
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Sadly @CBCNews does a headline article about the Surgeon General’s statement and does not offer balance. Just the usual immoderate dry voices. Says the booze industry wouldn’t comment. As if only the booze industry would disagree with the neo-temperance stance. *sigh*
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Not surprisingly the US Surgeon General has drunk the neo temperance kool aid. He seems confused by the term "all-cause mortality" & fixated on cancer even though those for which alcohol may increase the risk are not the most lethal compared to heart disease. Science is hard.
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#AskSid on #WineWednesday Your thoughts on the Anti Alcohol lobbying? @IWFSAmericas @markhicken @LauraCatena @IWFSGlobal #wine #alcohol #booze #food blog.iwfs.org/2024/12/ask-si…
Is there really "no safe level of alcohol consumption? Please check out my chat with Tania Tomaszewska as to why I think these claims are wrong ... don't let them ruin your holidays!
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Mark Hicken retweeted
I'm getting the sense that the @nytimes is allowing itself to become a neo-prohibitionist disinformation tool. – at California, USA
Deep freeze causes crisis for the #bcwine industry: winelaw.ca/2024/02/08/crisis…
Mark Hicken retweeted
PANIC! In Ontario they are going to allow beer, wine, and ready to drink cocktails in corner stores! It’s the end of the world!
More smart reporting from Felicity Carter on alcohol & health issues: winetitles.com.au/wines-wors…
Sensible discussion of alcohol & health issues from a physician and epidemiologist: wineindustryadvisor.com/2023…
Mark Hicken retweeted
Great item on @TheCurrentCBC about loneliness as a health issue. It’s as unhealthy as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Yet: People often socialize with drink. Some researchers are trying to make us fear drinking. Fear and worry is also productive of ill health. So?
Great article by Jaime Goode on the difficulties that the wine industry will face regarding alcohol & health issues: winemag.co.za/wine/opinion/j…
Canada's drinking guidelines have NOT changed. This was picked up today by Wine Business Monthly. But worth emphasizing again ... winelaw.ca/cms/index.php/new…
Comprehensive and intelligent article on alcohol and health issues. Please take a look. meiningers-international.com…