A "drink" here is 14g alcohol, in the UK a "unit" is 8g, and that's a half-pint of beer or a small wine. So the paper's "drink" is a badly poured pint of beer or a large wine.

it’s possible that the meals typically consumed with wine may be healthier than the meals typically consumed with beer, cider, and liquor.

Meals with drink? Rank amateurs. A skinful and then a kebab is the way forward ...