NUTRACEUTICAL PROPERTIES OF WINE IN IRPINIA

Red wine seems to be an essential component of the diet, since moderate consumption of wine is associated with lower risk and mortality from cardiovascular disease. Evidence is also accumulating that wine helps prevent the development of certain cancers. Of all the many components of wine, resveratrol, which is a natural component specifically present in wine, has been identified as being mainly responsible for these health-promoting properties, Also for the “Aglianico”, “Fiano” and “Greco” cultivars of Campania, whose phenolic profile and the quality of resveratrol present were analyzed, also highlighting the power of antioxidant and antimicrobial agents. Many valuable properties such as cardioprotective and anticarcinogenic activity have been attributed to resveratrol; however, its bioavailability is quite low. The bioactivity of metabolites derived from resveratrol, and the accumulation of resveratrol in vital organs are still under study, but there are high expectations of positive results. Furthermore it has been seen that the Mediterranean diet has become the reference diet for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, for the specific advice to consume wine and antioxidants regularly