Simple Questions on Red Wine
 

My wife, who just got her (MD), tells me to drink RED wine for cardio-health
benefits..
Here I have 2-questions for the group:
1) I also like occasional "ROSE, BLUSH, or WHITE ZINFANDEL" as a party drink
with "peanuts & pretzels". Out of these three, HOW are they all
Blended/MADE, and what are their RED wine (SKINS) mix content?
2) Has anyone heard of health benefits of WHITE wine?
Thanks in advance,
Cheers, Sante, Skol, Ein Prosit and Stolat :)))
Andre & Ewa

2) Has anyone heard of health benefits of WHITE wine?
> Thanks in advance,
> Cheers, Sante, Skol, Ein Prosit and Stolat :)))
> Andre & Ewa

Drinking wine - especially white whine - could help to keep the lungs
healthy, according to researchers at the University of Buffalo. Results of
the study of 1,555 men and women revealed that regular wine drinkers tended
to perform better on lung function tests than non-wine drinkers.
Furthermore, white wine seemed to better for lung health than rec. Study
leader Dr Holger Schunemann suspects that antioxidants present in white wine
are responsible for the drinks lung-friendly benefits.

SOURCE/REFERENCE: Reported by www.bbc.co.uk on the 20th May 2002

AG wrote:
> My wife, who just got her (MD), tells me to drink RED wine for cardio-health
> benefits..

Several of the compounds found in red wine have also been shown to help
prevent cancer and to interact with a protein implicated in life span
extension.

> Here I have 2-questions for the group:
> 1) I also like occasional "ROSE, BLUSH, or WHITE ZINFANDEL" as a party drink
> with "peanuts & pretzels". Out of these three, HOW are they all
> Blended/MADE, and what are their RED wine (SKINS) mix content?

All are made by pressing the (clear) juice out of red grapes and getting
it away from the pigmented skins ASAP. Alas, the health benefits of red
wine are due to things produced by extended contact with the skins.
Still, if you like it, why not drink it? Not everything has to help
your health...
> 2) Has anyone heard of health benefits of WHITE wine?

There are studies showing lesser health benefits imparted by the
consumption of white wine. Most recently, alcohol consumption has been
associated with a lowered risk of Alzheimer's. Of course, excessive
alcohol consumption has its health risks, too, as I'm sure your wife has
made clear.

Mark Lipton