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" First the FDA made us de-friend our beloved chips, soda, and cookies by giving us an on-pack rundown of just how many sugary grams of saturated fat and calories are in each serving. Now it&amp;#039;s alcohol&amp;#039;s turn. Yes, you wine, spirits, beer. You thought you were free and clear from the nutritional labels, but that soon may change. The proposed bill from the Federal Tax and Trade Bureau (the agency that oversees alcohol labels) is being supported by Diageo, one of the biggest alcohol distributors in the world. They support a voluntary compliance by the industry. Could this be a strategic move on Diageo&amp;#039;s part to gain consumers who do want to know how many calories are in their martinis? Possibly. But that&amp;#039;s just the problem. When a bartender pours you a drink it&amp;#039;s not an exact science - the glass varies as does the number of ounces. From drink to drink. From bar to bar. That is just one of the many disputes that have come from those against the bill. The wine industry especially is struggling with the proposal as they want to avoid having to test each and every vintage of each and every varietal. In addition, it was reported that the Wine Institute wants to be sure not to contaminate those beautiful bottles with ugly, antiseptic nutrition labels. Thus, they suggest they have control over the style of the label. A prettier label may make you forget just how many calories you&amp;#039;re drinking, right? What&amp;#039;s striking is this issue has been on the table since 1972 - almost 40 years - when the Center for Science in the Public Interest, fought the agency to require ingredient labels on alcoholic beverages. And this same discussion of nutritional labels has been coming up (see New York Times article from 2007 and the Washington Post in 2008) beginning in 2003 when a &amp;quot;coalition of consumer and health advocates&amp;quot; banded together to get the brewers, distillers, and wine makers to get the proper information on the bottles. Who knows this time if it will stick? But now that everything edible and drinkable except alcohol has a nutrition label, it seems it&amp;#039;s time to get down to business. And for good reason. One jigger of vodka has about 100 calories. A glass of red wine? A five ounce pour has about 130 calories. But really, who has just one glass? What do you think? Should the industry comply? Or will you just have that extra swig and skip dessert? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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