Anti-alcohol news coverage and other rants

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A Boston journalist weighs in against the "health effects" labelling that is currently being supported by the wine industry. IMHO -- anecdotal evidence is not particularly convincing, especially when the alcohol abuser being profiled here only drank beer and hard liquor. Yet another example of how busybodies want to protect us from ourselves.

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/fitz04172000.htm

On an unrelated note, is anyone particularly surprised that WineShopper.com opened up with a fizzle instead of a bang? Shipping only to CA residents -- jeez, they already allow shipping anyway! Whatever happened to the grand plan to allow shipping to all 50 states?