Three years ago a hospital in England became the first in Europe to prescribe red wine to its patients. Speaking on BBC radio, Hugh Johnson, a world-renowned wine writer said, “It’s very positive news that a hospital is taking this holistic view.”

MY reaction to the hospital prescribing red wine at dinner was “HURRAY,” however, the medical and consumer press in the US barely covered this step forward in health care. Wh » Read more: Drink to a Better Future: Drink Cabernet and Live a Longer and Healthier Life