Red wine, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular mortality:
A study done in Copenhagen, Denmark followed 6051 men and 7234 women between 30 and 70 years old. The relative risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular mortality was significantly less for those who had a low to moderate intake of wine. It was found that beer intake did not change mortality risk much and that drinking spirits increased mortality. (5)
Wine drinking and all-cause mortality:
Gronbaek et al studied a large group of over 24,000 subjects including men and women age 20 to 98 for a duration of 11 years. Although the types of wine consumed were not clear, moderate drinkers of wine were found to have a 20% lower mortality due to all causes compared to those who drank other types of alcohol beverages. (6)