The Crimean Stars Sanatorium in Alushta has devised a treatment called "wine therapy".
Dr Alexander Sheludko, who came up with the treatment, points out that medical research has shown that wine in moderation can be good for you. He boasts that hundreds of people have now had a taste of his medicine.
"Wine is a live product which contains vitamins. It has lots of compounds which are biologically active," he says.
There are seven different types of cocktails on offer.
The formula is simple - lots of dried herbs are mixed with lots of Crimean wine. Sometimes vodka is added for an extra kick.
Then all you have to do is sit back, relax and make sure you take your "prescription" three times a day for a week or two.
Small glasses of the drink are served from 0700 in the sanatorium's cafe.
from the BBCnote: I'm feeling a little (cough, cough) under the weather today. Anyone want to meet me at
Jeffrey's Wine Barthe local medi-center, say 7ish?
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