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13075European health organisations are powerless against the wine lobby
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European health organisations are powerless against the wine lobby

Behind the EU’s Wine Package lies a quiet political battle between public health and powerful agricultural interests. This blog traces how wine escaped the rules applied to other alcohol products.

Wim van Dalen

24 Feb 2026

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10455Seeking ‘honest’ conversations online: how is alcohol and pregnancy talked about on Mumsnet?

Seeking ‘honest’ conversations online: how is alcohol and pregnancy talked about on Mumsnet?

Dr Lisa Schölin and Rachel Arkell

14th November 2023

10342There’s no such thing as ‘good quality’ alcohol

There’s no such thing as ‘good quality’ alcohol

Jem Roberts

17th October 2023

10323Where next for Minimum Unit Pricing in Scotland?

Where next for Minimum Unit Pricing in Scotland?

Colin Angus

10th October 2023

10316Rainbows in June: Selling alcohol to LGBTQ+ people

Rainbows in June: Selling alcohol to LGBTQ+ people

Dr David Whiteley

4th October 2023

10295Alcohol availability and accessibility around schools in Ireland

Alcohol availability and accessibility around schools in Ireland

Anne Doyle

26th September 2023

10285Isolating and Examining Off-Trade Availability and Violence

Isolating and Examining Off-Trade Availability and Violence

Dr Carly Lightowlers and Dr Lucy Bryant

18th September 2023

10258Readiness to Change? Post-Pandemic Practice Pressures and Alcohol Related Brain Damage

Readiness to Change? Post-Pandemic Practice Pressures and Alcohol Related Brain Damage

Dr Darren Quelch

5th September 2023

10243Understanding mothers’ alcohol use: Is it problematic to drink like a “wine-mom”?

Understanding mothers’ alcohol use: Is it problematic to drink like a “wine-mom”?

Dr Erin Hill and Madeline Mazurek

29th August 2023

10212Is a little bit of alcohol good for you?

Is a little bit of alcohol good for you?

Professor Marcus Munafò and Professor George Davey Smith

8th August 2023

10203Keeping up with Alcohol Brand Promotion: How ‘The Kardashians’ use reality TV to promote their alcohol business interests

Keeping up with Alcohol Brand Promotion: How ‘The Kardashians’ use reality TV to promote their alcohol business interests

Dr Alex Barker

2nd August 2023

10188A flexible playbook: what unites corporate political strategies of alcohol and other health-harming industries?

A flexible playbook: what unites corporate political strategies of alcohol and other health-harming industries?

Dr Selda Ulucanlar

5th July 2023

10152The complex reality of minimum unit pricing in Wales

The complex reality of minimum unit pricing in Wales

Andrew Misell

4th July 2023

10139How much does health behaviour contribute to socioeconomic inequalities in alcohol harm?

How much does health behaviour contribute to socioeconomic inequalities in alcohol harm?

Dr Jennifer Boyd

22nd June 2023

10120Can alcohol duties be used to reduce the rate of violence injury?

Can alcohol duties be used to reduce the rate of violence injury?

Professor Kent Matthews

20th June 2023

10110Unveiling the hidden health hazards of alcohol use

Unveiling the hidden health hazards of alcohol use

Dr Pek Kei Im and Dr Iona Y Millwood

13th June 2023

10051Alcohol control policies for everyone?

Alcohol control policies for everyone?

Dr Carolin Kilian

6th June 2023

10047Ireland brings into law the world’s first comprehensive health labelling of alcohol products

Ireland brings into law the world’s first comprehensive health labelling of alcohol products

Eunan McKinney

30th May 2023

10043Why are particular alcohol policies adopted in some contexts and not others, and what is the role of the alcohol industry in these developments?

Why are particular alcohol policies adopted in some contexts and not others, and what is the role of the alcohol industry in these developments?

Dr Benjamin Hawkins and Dr May van Schalkwyk

23rd May 2023

9815Using counter-ads to kick alcohol sponsorship out of sport

Using counter-ads to kick alcohol sponsorship out of sport

Assoc. Professor Helen Dixon

17th May 2023

8970No significant health benefits from drinking up to three units of alcohol a day

No significant health benefits from drinking up to three units of alcohol a day

Dr Jinhui Zhao, Professor Tim Stockwell and Professor Tim Naimi

11th May 2023

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