Mussolini's granddaughter holds wine-tasting in response to Irish alcohol labelling plan

Alessandra Mussolini. Picture: Franco Origlia/Getty Images

Italian MEP Alessandra Mussolini held a discussion and wine-tasting event in the European Parliament on Thursday morning in reaction to an Irish Government plan to place health warnings on alcohol sold here.

When the event concluded at 11am, Ms Mussolini - who is the granddaughter of former Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini - staged a press conference where she drank drank from a bottle of red wine in front of assembled journalists.