Looking more closely at this red wine article, there seems to be quite a lot of variation between different wines.
Clearly people are going to have to sample quite a few different wines to make sure you have all bases covered. <g>
LIST OF WINES EVALUATED
Comparison of the Effectiveness of each Wine Extract as an Inhibitor of Endothelin Synthesis with the Total Polyphenol content of the Wine.
IC50 (µl.ml-1) = Quantity of wine extract (expressed as an equivalent volume of wine in µl, diluted per ml of cell culture medium) that inhibits ET-1 synthesis by 50%.
IC50 (µl.ml-1) CE (µmol.ml-1)
Red Wines
1. Cabernet sauvignon, 2000; Argentina 1.8 8.99
2. Chianti (grape - sangiovese), 2000; Italy 2.7 6.21
3. Cabernet sauvignon, 2000; Chile 2.9 7.97
4. Cabernet sauvignon, Pays D'Oc, 1999; France 3.1 7.60
5. Pinot noir, 2000; Chile 3.2 8.08
6. Bordeaux, Haut Médoc, 1994; France 3.2 9.76
7. Côtes du Ventoux (Grenache, Syrah), 1999; France 3.9 5.44
8. Merlot, 2000; Chile 3.9 6.13
9. Shiraz-cabernet sauvignon, 1999; Australia 4.1 7.63
10. Crozes-Hermitage, 1999; France 4.1 5.94
11. Cabernet sauvignon, 1999; Australia 4.2 6.75
12. Bordeaux, Fronsac, 1997; France 4.3 7.80
13. Cahors, 1998; France 4.9 7.03
14. Merlot, 1999; Australia 5.2 6.43
15. Valpolicella (grapes - corvina, molinara); Italy 5.3 4.71
16. Vin de Table, Bordeaux region; France 5.5 5.04
17. Merlot, 2000; Chile 6.4 5.91
18. Bordeaux, Fronsac, 1997; France 6.5 6.96
19. Cabernet sauvignon, 1999; Spain 7.0 6.13
20. Cabernet sauvignon, 1998; Australia 7.1 6.41
21. Burgundy, Passetoutgrain, 1998; France 8.1 4.67
22. Shiraz, 2000; Australia 8.6 5.72
23. Merlot-cabernet franc, Charente, 1999; France 9.3 4.34
Red grape juice
1. Red grape juice, France 35 1.77
Rosé and white wines
1. Cabernet sauvignon, rosé, Charente, 2000; France >100 1.28
2. Semillon-chardonnay-colombard, 2000; Australia >100 1.08
3. Chardonnay, 2000; Australia >100 1.05
4. Pinot gris, Alsace, 2000; France >100 0.96
5. Petit Chablis, 1999; France >100 0.61
(sorry about the formatting - it's somewhat screwed in the original as well).
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