Washington - Israeli scientists have devised a way to make white wine that boasts health benefits similar to red wine, which may help ward off heart disease. Research published yesterday in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry details a process that yields white wine rich in so-called anti-oxidants, as red wine already is.
White wine traditionally is made without the use of grape skins. Red wine is made by fermenting the juice from grapes along with the skins. The skins provide red wine with its colour and contain the highest concentration of polyphenols, which are potent anti-oxidants. Researchers led by a biochemist, Mr Michael Aviram, of the Rambam Medical Centre in Haifa, Israel developed a method to make white wine that exploited the grape skins.