We’ve all seen plenty of evidence suggesting that components of red wine possess many health benefits, including (but certainly not limited to) cardiovascular benefits. Specifically, polyphenols in red wine have been shown to decrease the risk of many different cardiovascular…
Month: June 2012
Using an Electronic Nose to Determine Optimum Dehydration Time of Grapes: A Novel Approach to Controlling Wine Quality
The article presented today is mainly a short test of methods, though it could have some interesting and potentially important applications in the wine world. There are several ways to create wines with higher levels of residual sugar, one of…
Resveratrol Consumption During Endurance Training Significantly Improves Physical Performance and Cardiac Function in the Rat Model
Improvement in physical performance is an ever-present ongoing goal for both clinical and nonclinical purposes. It is well known that endurance training can improve physical performance by increasing energy metabolism in skeletal muscles, as well as improved cardiac function, particularly…
Wines Made from Botrytised Grapes May Possess Same Health Benefits as Red Wine
A few weeks ago, a reader (Christine M.) asked the following question in a comment on one of my posts (“Noble Rot Affects the Aromatic Composition and Quality of Amarone Wine”): “it has been hinted to me that noble rot…