I know. Every time we find an article saying how good red wine is for us, we find another that says- not so fast. (The National Cancer Institute just declared that alcohol consumption is associated with 5% of all new cancer diagnoses – and about 5.8% of the deaths from cancer world wide. In particular, cancers of pharynx, larynx, colon/rectum, esophagus, oral cavity, stomach, and breast.)