>I've been laying on the couch listening to a new Charlie Parker CD and
>sipping a glass of Masi Vallipociella (sp?) and I came to a realization. I
>was thinking of all the people I
>knew who enjoyed wine, on a regular
>basis...mostly older family members or the parents of my closer friends.

<snip discussion of healthy wine drinking relatives>

>Is there any correlation between wine drinkers and optimum, or exceedingly
>good health? Is it that avid wine lovers live a certain kind of lifestyle?
>However several of these people i thought about all live different
>lifestyles....
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>Cheers,
>Erik


Erik

There has been a lot of reserarch on wine drinking and good health. Research
suggests that moderate drinkers have lower rates of heart disease than non
drinkers and heavy drinkers. Moreover, some research suggests that red wine is
more heart healthy than other alcoholic beverages. But this latter result may
reflect the healthier lifestyles of wine drinkers vs. drinkers of hard liquor,
an issue you raise in your post.

If you go a google search of this group, you can read past discussions of this
issue (there are many). The Wine Spectator website also has many articles on
recent research on wine and health.


Tom Schellberg