The following is a guest post by Gary Strachan, an international vineyard and winery consultant specializing in the start-up of vineyards and wineries. Please see his complete bio at the end of this post! This article was first published in…
The health benefits of red wine have been well-studied, with resveratrol being the most commonly studied compound and the one that is often credited the most as being beneficial to human health. Resveratrol is primarily produced in plants (including grapes)…
UPDATE: The paper that had been accepted based on this research is now published and available online here: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rcm.6636/abstract BREAKING NEWS: I’m pleased to be the first to announce the discovery of 23 new stilbene compounds in red wine that could…
Thickening of the arteries, or atherosclerosis, is a disease that is often associated with complications of heart attack and stroke. It is caused by LDL cholesterol (low density lipoprotein) which enters into the inner lining of the arteries which causes…