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From WebMD, the same ingredient that helps red wines become better with age may help people live longer by protecting against heart disease.

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The New York Times ran a piece today by Julia Moskin on the perceived and actual challenges pregnant women face if and when drinking wine socially during pregnancy.  The only clinical studies on drinking while pregnant are on excessive (i.e. 5 drinks a day) drinkers.  No real data exist for the light (e.g. a drink with dinner) drinker.  It’s worth a read for some perspective on societal mores with regards to this topic.

As their name implies, Bagged Wine makes bags (velvet, numbered, with drawstring) for blind tastings.  Per R. Michael Mondavi, “Your mind overrides your palate and your sensory perceptions when you don’t taste blind.”  I expect we’ll soon be seeing these at our events.

Researchers at the Harvard Medical School and the National Institute on Aging report that a natural substance found in red wine, known as resveratrol, offsets the bad effects of a high-calorie diet in mice and significantly extends their lifespan.  You can read about it here.