From: "Rich Gauszka" 

I've been trying a glass of Madiran ( tannat grape ) wine a day

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/11/30/french_wine_fo
und_rich_in_ingredients_that_protect_heart/

Scientists found the most potent form of polyphenols, which help reduce the
risk of artery damage, in Madiran, and lesser amounts in other wines from
southwestern France and Italy's Sardinian province of Nuoro.

This may be highlighting that not all wines confer the same benefit,"
said Corder, a professor of experimental therapeutics at Queen Mary,
University of London. "The Madiran wines are by far the best in terms
of their style and their structure and just the classical way that they're
made."

The Tannat black grape used to produce Madiran contained the most potent of
the ingredients, called procyanidins, according to research conducted
primarily at William Harvey Research Institute at Queen Mary in London.
Old-fashioned winemaking also extracts the most procyanidins from grapes,
the scientists said.



"John Beamish"  wrote in message
news:op.tllmsqv9m6tn4t{at}dellblack.wlfdle.phub.net.cable.rogers.com...
I first read that as "indulging in a daily TRIPLE ..."  Sigh.

On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:58:08 -0500, Rich Gauszka
 wrote:

> 'When the scientists linked alcohol use and heart problems, they found
> though that the chances of suffering a heart attack were lower among men
> who
> consumed one or two drinks a day.'
>
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_arti
cle_id=425881&in_page_id=1774
>
> Men with high blood pressure can cut their risk of heart attacks by
> indulging in a daily tipple, say scientists.
>

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