Wine is supposed to have several healthy qualities ...

I have some information about what kind of wine may be most healthy.  According to a recent study:

"Wines richest in [condensed] tannins had the greatest protective effect on the cells and were from regions -- Sardinia and southwest France -- that use Old World winemaking techniques.

Further research showed these areas are also associated with lower heart disease rates and higher longevity, he says.

The study found that wines made from the Tannat grape in southwest France were highest in these beneficial tannins.  That grape is rarely grown elsewhere."

(WebMD: Old World Red Wines May be Healthier)

Did you not just answer your own question?

-Lavonia 

Although the health benefits that egblassie stated are true, there are certain times that they can be beneficial, and certain times when they will be more of a hindarence than a help.

I have horrible insomnia, but I've found that two glasses of red wine (I weigh 190 lbs - so can absorb a lot of alcohol) and one pink Benedryl (Diphenhydramine 25 mg) tablet does wonders.  I've tried prescription sleeping pills, such as Lunesta and Ambien, but get diminishing returns each subsequent night.  Don't seem to have any noticeable withdrawal from the wine-Benedryl combo.  I wouldn't drink more than two glasses.  In that case I find that I fall asleep all right, but then wake up in the middle of the night.

Red wine such as merlot, 1 glass.  But before you try that you should start an exercise program.