title: Can wine tasting be used as a defence to a charge of excess alcohol?
abstract: Wine-tasting has been used as a defence in the UK to charges of driving with excess alcohol on the breath. There is little scientific data to support this explanation. The authors carried out an experimental wine-tasting using twelve volunteer subjects. Breath alcohol samples were taken at the start of the experiment and fifteen minutes after the end. All subjects after wine-tasting had breath alcohol levels below the instrumental limit of detection. The authors conclude that the wine-tasting defence is not credible.
authors.affiliation: Formedecon Ltd, Unit 24, Enterprise City, Durham, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Franklin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stephens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D001944:Breath Tests; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006113:United Kingdom; D014920:Wine