Current articles about wine and health.
Symposium 21.11.2024: ALCOHOL – Cure or Curse? The symposium featured an international panel of experts: Prof. Dirk von Lewinski, Prof. Jannis Mouzas , and Prof. Nicolai Worm, specialists in cardiovascular health, cancer, and nutrition. The lectures held the attention of over …
Read more →Symposium: Alcohol – Cure or Curse… or Both? Since the beginning of this year, alcohol has been under attack in the media. Numerous reports have highlighted the study by Tim Stockwell, concluding that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. Some Austrian scientists have…
Read more →W&G Launches Initiative: "The RED with Health-Promoting Compounds" Dear Winemakers, The W&G Symposium is approaching, and with it comes a special initiative to analyze red wines for their polyphenol and flavonoid content. The goal is to provide scientific proof that Au…
Read more →When Phenols and Flavonoids Disappear A Zweigelt Neusiedlersee DAC 2019 was first analyzed at HBLAuBA Klosterneuburg on February 23, 2021, showing: • Total phenols: 1,770 mg/L • Total flavonoids: 1,920 mg/L Three years later, on February 20, 2024, a r…
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Weinviertel and Red Wine? The Weinviertel is widely known and loved for its white wines, particularly Grüner Veltliner, the region’s flagship variety and the foundation of Austria’s first DAC designation. Red wines are a rarity in this area. However, thanks to Josef Pleil, a s…
Read more →Alcohol vs. Anti-Alcohol – A Matter of Belief? When a topic turns into a question of faith, rational discussion often becomes impossible. Both sides become radicalized, refusing to listen to each other, accepting only the research that supports their own viewpoint. The Alcohol…
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Ultrasound – An Experiment with Unexpected Results The ultrasound treatment of grape must did not yield the expected increase in polyphenol content, as previously reported by W&G Wine & Health. However, the real surprise came when aged, matured, and fully finished wine…
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Ultrasound Treatment Does Not Enrich White Wine with Phenols – Unfortunately, No! W&G Wine & Health focuses on health-promoting compounds in wine. Unlike red wine, which gains polyphenols and flavonoids through maceration fermentation, white wine typically does not und…
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SALON WINNERS 2023 Under the "Health Check" W&G Wine & Health invited all SALON-winning red wines for an analysis of their polyphenol and flavonoid content. The results are impressive—all five submitted samples received either two or three points on the W&G Quality…
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Ultrasound in the Winery Reduces Maceration Time from Days to Minutes Ultrasound (US), a mechanical process, not only shortens maceration time but also extracts phenols and flavonoids from grape skins, enriching the wine with these health-promoting compounds. For US rosé, this…
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