As reported today in an article on Decanter.com, a new study has just been released that reports that moderate consumption of Cabernet Sauvignon “may reduce the incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease.”

Laboratory mice given Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine over a seven-month period experienced ’significantly reduced Alzheimer’s Disease-type deterioration of spatial memory function’.

Once I got passed the headline I was half expecting the study to have been funded by the Napa Valley Vintners association where the control group of mice were given Fred Franzia’s Napa Ridge Cab instead of “real” Napa Valley fruit (reference). But no, this study was actually performed at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.

From what I could learn from the study it’s unclear why they chose Cabernet Sauvignon or if they tested other varietals. No matter, it’s yet another good reason to drink wine.

From now on when my wife accuses me of not listening to her or I forget where I left my car keys, I’ll reach for a glass of Cabernet. Cheers!

Read the full article here.