Posts Tagged ‘ Research ’

Study: even moderate drinking increases breast-cancer risk

Aug 25th, 2010 | By Jozef Schildermans

According to a study by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, even moderate alcohol consumption increases the risk of breast cancer. [...]



Plastic disc preserves freshness of open wine

Jun 15th, 2010 | By Jozef Schildermans
Plastic disc preserves freshness of open wine

The Australian inventor Barry Rees has invented a thin plastic disc that preserves the freshness of an opened bottle of wine for several days. You [...]



Study: Moderate drinkers healthier because of lifestyle

May 20th, 2010 | By Jozef Schildermans
Study: Moderate drinkers healthier because of lifestyle

Moderate drinkers are healthier than teetotalers, but alcohol has nothing to do with it. According to a French study published in the European Journal of [...]



Suffering from allergies? Drink less wine!

May 7th, 2010 | By Jozef Schildermans
Suffering from allergies? Drink less wine!

It’s the season of allergies. If you are currently sniveling and sneezing, trying to get through the day, it might be a good idea to [...]



Lighter Champagne bottle

Mar 29th, 2010 | By Jozef Schildermans
Lighter Champagne bottle

The Comité Interprofessionel du Vin de Champagne (CIVC) reports that almost all Champagne houses within two years will use a new, lighter bottle [...]



Carbon-dating wines to weed out fakes

Mar 22nd, 2010 | By Jozef Schildermans
Carbon-dating wines to weed out fakes

A team of Australian chemists led by Dr. Graham Johnson (University of Adelaide) has managed to date accurately twenty Australian wines from the [...]



New studies cast doubt on health effects of red wine

Jan 21st, 2010 | By Jozef Schildermans
New studies cast doubt on health effects of red wine

Two new studies from Pfizer and Amgen cast doubt on the healing effects of resveratrol, a constituent of red wine that is believed to counter [...]



Study: Ambient Lighting Modifies Wine Flavour

Dec 21st, 2009 | By Jozef Schildermans
Study: Ambient Lighting Modifies Wine Flavour

White wine tastes better with red or blue ambient lighting than with green or white light. The ambient light affects the taste, but not the [...]



Statistician: ‘Wine ratings show major flaws’

Nov 19th, 2009 | By Jozef Schildermans

Prof. em. Robert Hodgson of the American Humboldt State University is a statistician but also a wine lover and wine maker. In two articles [...]



Wine Making: Fermentation Temperature

Oct 29th, 2009 | By Jozef Schildermans