This project asks how Italian food and beverage policies had evolved after the 1986 methanol scandal to further protect the Italian wine consumer from wine adulteration. The 1986 methanol scandal was a case of wine adulteration in Italy where wine bottles were tainted with methanol as a means to raise the alcohol content, hospitalizing 90 people, and leading to the death of 23. Previous researchers explained the significance of wine adulteration on the wine industry in France, signifying adulteration as a worldwide problem affecting the global wine consumer. Additionally, past researchers explored German alcohol policies against wine adulteration, however, this project will investigate Italian alcohol policies in relation to the methanol scandal. I will conduct a historical case study analysis on the public opinion of Italian wine consumers in the years following the methanol scandal, as seen in Italian newspaper articles. I will then connect the public opinion with raw alcohol policy data in Italy both before and after the methanol scandal, detailing if and how the policies shifted after the methanol scandal, and the impact the policies had on the Italian wine consumer. The results will likely show a distrust between the Italian wine consumer and the Italian wine industry following the methanol scandal, leading to amendments in alcohol policies which prioritize the safety of the consumer. Understanding the results will explain how Italian consumer habits and wine culture have changed into what they are today and will also pinpoint how Italian policymakers prioritize the safety of Italian consumers.