Not much beats sharing a bottle with friends, but, if we’re being honest, even a single glass of wine affects us more than we’d like to admit – especially those of us navigating the joys of perimenopause.
Dodgy sleep, palpitations, and a plummeting tolerance… we just can’t handle it like we used to.
As a 48-year-old wine lover who has built a career tasting multiple bottles a week, this truth hits particularly hard. So, I’ve been intrigued by a fast-growing trend: mid-strength wine.
Bottles of this typically come in at between 6 and 9% ABV (alcohol by volume; wine usually hovers at around
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