Alcoholic Nose Rhinophyma, subtype of skin condition, rosacea, chronic inflammation, swollen nose, red and bumpy, once thought due to alcoholism— that theory debunked. Definitive cause a mystery. Evidence points to genetics, in family members of English, Scottish, ethnic Eastern European descent. For those with rosacea, alcohol worsens symptoms, enlarging blood vessels, creating a flushed look— red wine the worst culprit. Relief: a glass of water between drinks, spirits diluted with seltzer, teetotalism. Joe Dolce Brown Snake Crossover Waltzing the track, I catch my balance, back- stepping with a Whoa! as the luster rope shimmies, slow- ly S-bending into bush, before…