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http://www.mercola.com/2007/feb/8/is-resveratrol-the-modern-day-fountain-of-youth.htm Apart from the pharma boys swarming like the proverbial, this is quite interesting. Need to read the links, which advise that red wine is 'good' so long as it is 'organic' red wine!
LEAVES/BUDS: Alternate, evergreen, pinnately compound, 5-19 leaflets, margins are "holly-like" with spine tipped teeth, turning red-purplish in winter. FLOWER: Bright yellow, bunched into racemes. FRUIT/CONES: Dark blue berries with a glaucous covering.
Grape and many other woody plants tolerate freezing temperatures during the winter by enabling the water in their buds to cool below zero degrees without forming ice - a process called supercooling. At a critical temperature, this supercooled water will freeze.
As I write this in August 2003, many European vine growers are suggesting that the very fine summer will lead to an excellent year for wine--in their terms, one of the best vintages ever.
Wine and grapes may not be part of their everyday classroom discussions, but two Sweet Briar College scientists are channeling their curiosity and academic resources into a shared passion: the history of the Norton wine grape.