Current articles about wine and health.
Polyphenols Matter – Lifestyle Is Key If I had to summarize the content of the Congress Lifestyle, Diet, Wine and Health , held in Rome from March 26 to 28, 2025, in one word, it would be: LIFESTYLE . And that means: NO smoking , regular exercise , no significant overweight , …
Read more →WHO recommends warning labels on alcohol A report was published on science.orf.at on February 14, 2025: https://science.orf.at/stories/3228904/ "The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends placing warning labels on alcoholic beverages to highlight the risk of cancer. Promin…
Read more →Alcohol Bashing, Alcohol Opponents, "Alternative Truths" The principle applies: Tell me the sender and their intention, and I will tell you whether their message is true. Since Trump, there are no more lies, only "alternative truths." Behind the anti-alcohol campaign stands MO…
Read more →November 2024: Results of White and Red Wine Analyses in Preparation for the W&G Symposium on 21.11.2024 Over 40 wines from 12 wineries were analyzed in the laboratory of HBLAuBA Klosterneuburg and evaluated according to the W&G Wine and Health rating system. W&G a…
Read more →Wine is Not Just Any Alcohol Studies have shown that there are significant differences in the effects of wine, beer, and spirits on health . While wine has been shown to have a positive effect on heart attack risk, this is not the case for beer and spirits. However, these effe…
Read more →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…
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