[michaelchisari]

A single serving of wine is 4 to 5 ounces. Don't base it off of restaurant pours, they often over-pour to compensate for the high markup.

A bottle is at least 25 ounces. Split between two people, that's 2.5 to 3.125 glasses of wine per person per bottle. 5 times a week, that's 12.5 to over 15 ounces.

I'm in the US, but from an Italian family. Wine was on the table often, especially around my extended family. I enjoy whiskey, and I've been into savory hard ciders since I found out beer is out of the question. Like I said, hardly a teetotaler.

Yet I'm under no illusions that drinking 15 servings of alcohol a week regularly is recommended. If someone were drinking that much, that consistently, their physician would definitely recommend that they cut their consumption considerably.

http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/alcohol-health/overview-alcohol-con...