Comments on: BREAKING: resveratrol extends life and promises free gluttony

By: Dr Vino’s wine blog » 2008 » January » 10

Dr Vino’s wine blog » 2008 » January » 10 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:01:57 +0000

[...] Further, since about 1991 when “60 Minutes” popularized the notion of the “French paradox,” there have been many studies underscoring the health benefits of wine, particularly the role of tannins. Heck, resveratrol extends life and promises fat-free gluttony! [...]

By: Dr Vino’s wine blog » Blog Archive » Resveratrol now promises cardiovascular sloth

Wed, 02 May 2007 19:07:01 +0000

[...] researchers promised what the New York Times story called “guilt-free gluttony” through resveratrol, a component found in red [...]

By: winehiker

winehiker — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:41:00 +0000

Hmmmm… maybe THAT’s why there’s so little Pinot around!

(Dr. Vino, thanks for hosting such a cool online climate!)

By: jimkay

jimkay — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 06:07:00 +0000

Resveratol works like as an antifungal in grapes and is therefore present in higher amounts in wines from cool climates. The highest levels are in Muscadines - the grape-like fruit that grows here in the South. A couple of years aago I was talking with the winemaker at Duplin Cellars in NC and he commented that it was getting harder to buy enough muscadines for his winery because the pharmaceutical companies were getting them all. Of course the trouble with muscadines is the taste. I remeber a comment in an article from the LA Times writer Dan Berger. He liken the bouquet of muscadine wine to “rotting fruit cake.”

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 23:25:00 +0000

Josh,

Yes, pinot. I agree. But we’ll send all the resveratrol junkies to the cab since there’s so little pinot to go round.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:31:00 +0000

Ahem.

Make that: “Pinot for all!”

Much better

In all seriousness, very cool news. Thanks for the pointer.