• In the 1990s, some researchers observed that French people—despite eating lots of saturated fat—tended to have low rates of heart disease. Dubbing this phenomenon the “French paradox,” the researchers speculated that regular wine consumption may be protecting their hearts from disease.

  • Red wine has, for more than 30 years, dominated global wine consumption. Now, consumer preference for reds appears to be shrinking, with more wine drinkers choosing to purchase white wines. At a quick glance, it’s easy to ascribe the shift to different generational preferences, but the resurgence of white wine preference in the past year appears to also be driven by the diversification of American cuisine and the rising popularity of wine-based cocktails

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