{"id":859,"date":"2022-06-29T16:53:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T06:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/being\/?p=859"},"modified":"2022-07-01T14:27:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T04:27:02","slug":"enjoy-your-fine-wine-without-the-alcohol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/being\/enjoy-your-fine-wine-without-the-alcohol\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoy your fine wine, without the alcohol!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Alcohol is often referenced as a part of Australian culture. Yet as we\u2019ve become more educated in personal health and wellness, a shift has emerged. More and more Australians are choosing to go alcohol-free or be more considered when it comes to their drinking choices \u2014 and why wouldn\u2019t they? Reducing alcohol intake has many benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alcohol is known to increase weight gain; in fact, most alcohols contain more calories per gram than protein and carbohydrates. Drinking less or not at all often results in weight loss as well as an overall feeling of better physical health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reducing alcohol consumption can benefit your mental health too, with alcohol a known depressant that can leave you feeling easily aggravated and low in energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, of course, reducing alcohol intake benefits the liver, which has to work hard to process what we drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re looking to reduce or minimise your alcohol intake, here are some tips to keep you focused:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Write down the reason you\u2019ve decided to do this \u2014 and read it daily. Reminding yourself of your motivation can help keep you focused when you feel pressured to drink.<\/li><li>Plan ahead. If you\u2019re heading into a social situation where you know the drinks will be flowing, come armed with a game plan, whether that\u2019s a maximum number of drinks you\u2019ll consume, a time limit on how long you\u2019ll spend out, a wingman who\u2019s monitoring alcohol intake too or a rehearsed negative response to the question: Another wine?<\/li><li>Choose an enticing alternative. There\u2019s nothing worse than feeling like you\u2019re stuck with boring beverages as a result of an alcohol-free lifestyle \u2014 but you don\u2019t have to be. There are many great alternatives on the market including this one from the Giesen Group.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Giesen 0% is the world\u2019s first alcohol-removed New Zealand sauvignon blanc, which contains zero alcohol but 100 percent flavour. The wine is made as a typical sauvignon blanc bursting with flavour, and then the alcohol is gently removed. It is crisp, dry and not too sweet. And, with 80 per cent fewer calories than the traditional 12.5 per cent ABV sauvignon blanc, it\u2019s good for your health too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Giesen 0% range also includes a ros\u00e9, pinot gris and merlot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, visit<a href=\"http:\/\/giesen.co.nz.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"For more information, visit giesen.co.nz.  (opens in a new tab)\"> giesen.co.nz.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you\u2019re participating in Dry July or simply looking to improve your health, there\u2019s never been a better time to reduce your alcohol intake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=859"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":865,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/859\/revisions\/865"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/being\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}