Drinking and Driving

by Cristina Nuta - In the majority of cases, drivers are taken their driving license because of the consumption of alcohol while driving. I have always promised myself that I will never drive if I have consumed alcohol previously, no matter the quantity. Still, half a year ago I made this terrible mistake to drive after having drunk two beers in the house of a friend, while watching a...

Drinking Is as Ancient as the World

by Herminne Tonita - History, or at least mythology, has it that wine was discovered by one of the ladies in the harem of King Jamshid, a ruler of ancient Persia. The king used to store grapes in jars so that there would always be some to hand. On tasting one batch that had been around longer than most, he took the sour taste to mean that the grapes had turned to poison and so he labeled the...