Red Wine: Longer Life Benefits Best in Specific Regions March 10, 2008
For a while now people have been aware of the health benefits of drinking small amounts of red wine on a regular basis. Now researchers from the UK have identified specific wine growing regions that product red wines containing more of the procyanidins believed to be responsible for the wine’s health benefits.
The wines produced in Sardinia and South West France have been shown to contain on average two to four times the amount of procyanidins than other red wines. The researchers found this to have a strong correlation to the long life of the residents of the areas that grow these wines. The research also showed that ‘new world’ wines tend to be lower in the desired chemicals due to a combination of the grapes used and the production processes, as the traditional processes tend to leave the wines to ferment with their skins longer - increasing the concentrations of procyanidins.
Always nice to have an excuse to drink. To your good health!
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