Is wine endangering my health?

[fleurie]

Just wondering if anyone has concrete facts about adverse effects of wine on one's liver, etc. I am a woman and I know that the definition of "moderate" consumption for women is more moderate, let's say, than what I actually consume.

Maybe it's because of my French background, but for me, wine is always part of the evening meal (even if I'm eating alone). I generally have 1/2 bottle of wine a day, in the evening with dinner. This works out to a little over 3 drinks a day, I think. I.e.: too much, according to the guidelines...

I am in my early 30s and have been consuming wine at this general level for six or seven years. It has only started to seem worrisome, actually, because now I am recently divorced, so I sometimes have dinner alone now, but I still feel like a nice half-bottle of wine should be part of this (since I'm still making real food for myself, not eating out of a can or fast food restaurant, why shouldn't I continue accompanying it with wine?)

Should I try to cut down how much wine I have? Am I going to wake up one day with cirrhosis or discover I'm alcoholic?