The debate on whether wine is actually good for you in moderation often really boils down to whether alcohol is good for you if taken in small amounts. Researchers, doctors, and the general public seem to have as many options on the subject as there are wineries throughout the world. For every study which seems to report that wine is good for you, and alternate study indicates that even in moderation it can cause health problems such as an increase in breast cancer in women. The idea that wine may reduce heart disease came from a study conducted almost more than 30 years ago in Europe which found that counties with the highest alcohol consumption had more cases of liver disease but fewer incidences of heart disease. Even more recent studies indicate that people who drink moderately, 1-2 glasses of wine a day, have fewer diagnoses of heart disease compared to those who drink heavily or are tea toddlers.
However, academics and professionals alike tend to agree that wine even without the alcohol contains a powerful and youth inducing anti-aging ingredient call resveratrol. Studies in fruit files and worms show that high doses of resveratrol, equivalent of 100 wine bottles, can extend their lifespan considerably. resveratrol can also have profound effects on blood vessels. Perhaps the resveratrol has a synergistic reaction with alcohol in reducing heart disease or perhaps it is just the resveratrol. Again, there is no way to prove it. It should be noted that these studies on resveratrol are not meet without skeptics. Humans break down resveratrol much quicker than animals.

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