> that sort of consumption is pretty average in many parts of the world, Europe for example. The highest consumption of alcohol is Estonia, at 415.9oz of pure

> that sort of consumption is pretty average in many parts of the world, Europe for example. The highest consumption of alcohol is Estonia, at 415.9oz of pure alcohol a year. Taking wine at 12% alcohol content, that's 3,465oz per year. That's 9.49oz per day. I simply disagree that matching the highest consumption rate in the world is recommended, especially when a country like Italy , among one of the top wine producing countries, is at half that rate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_consumption_per_capita http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_alcohol_co...