There has been much discussion about the rising levels of alcohol in Australian red wines. Embedded in the discussion are a number of questions. What do we mean by high alcohol? How widespread is it?

Alcohol consumption has long been associated with an increased risk of cancer. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies alcohol as a Group 1 carcinogen, meaning there is ...

The countries that top the list for the highest alcohol consumption ... 15.2 liters of pure alcohol every year. This is roughly equivalent to over 100 bottles of wine or 500 pints of beer annually.

Reading wine labels to find the alcohol by volume (ABV) content can help in assessing ... those with very high ABV are often sweet, but even those with low ABV (8 to 12%) can be sweet too.