Why you should drink only wine

The wine lobby is pushing its products hard. They tell us that wine fights cancer, stems ageing, keeps your teeth white etc etc. Sample some of the stories:

Researchers have found that resveratrol, a compound present in the skin of red grapes used to make wine, curbs the effects of ageing. The natural compound is already known to having anti-cancer as well as anti-inflammatory properties. Read the full story here


A new research conducted by scientists at the University of Virginia Health System has revealed that a compound found in Red wine called resveratrol starves cancer cells by inhibiting the action of a key protein that feeds them.
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Researchers have revealed that components found in red wine can help in preventing and treating inflammatory periodontal diseases.
Recent studies have also shown that red wine, and particularly grape seeds, possesses anti-inflammatory and anti-tumor activities and prevent heart disease. Mechanisms by which these phenolic compounds exert their protective effects include their anti-oxidant properties. Read the full story here

All that is very nice. The only question I have is: Won’t you get the same benefits if you eat grapes.
But then, getting wasted is soooo heavenly.