Pinot Noir & health

[Thomas]

I have nothing against either Benton Lane or Pinot Noir wines, but almost every producer who uses the resveratrol health knowledge in its marketing seems to think its Pinot Noir has the highest resveratrol levels.

Resveratrol has been shown to offer the benefits listed, but I wouldn't go so far as to believe that any one producer's Pinot Noir has an edge over any other--even if it does have an edge, it will be slight.

The reason Pinot Noir contains seemingly higher levels of resveratrol is because in the vineyard that grape is prone to lots of disease, and so it manufactures a lot of resveratrol to fend them off.

Almost all red wine contains the chemical (and some whites too). Just drink two to three glasses of wine a day and be happy, and maybe even healthy

[This message has been edited by foodie (edited 01-23-2004).]