1. Drink less, but better. I don't necessarily expect to keep this one, but I like to make it every year, and at the end of the year I can tell myself I'm batting 500; even if I don't drink less, I do tend to drink better as I learn more and as the older wines in my cellar reach maturity. And it's my firm belief that the better the wine, the less it hurts you in the morning.

2. Drink more Riesling. Riesling is one of the food-friendliest wines in the world, and every wine merchant...