5. Choose dry
Opt for red wines that are more dry than sweet because they typically have higher levels of flavonoids (an antioxidant that’s great for cholesterol levels and heart disease). As a general rule, the sweeter the wine, the lower the flavonoid levels.
6. Go with smaller wineries
Leroy advises to, “Stay away from huge wineries, because their wine is made by chemists and they tend to mellow the wine out to save aging time, which reduces resveratrol,” he says. “Stick to boutique wineries or traditional old-fashioned wineries, where the winemaker is not a chemical engineer.”
Final thought: Try not to abuse the studies on red wine as an excuse to be a wino. One small wine glass of red wine every 2-7 days will suffice.