Wine and Health

Why We Created This Resource

Providing clear, evidence-based information about wine and health has been an important goal for Women For WineSense. During her presidency, Immediate Past President Amy Gross championed the effort to address wine and health misinformation and encourage more informed conversations around this important topic.

At the Women For WineSense National Grand Event, Dr. Edward J. Miller shared his expertise through a Wine & Health presentation that sparked meaningful conversations and many questions from our members. As National President Natalie Travis and National Director of Education Tessa Butterfield stepped into their roles, they recognized the importance of continuing this conversation and expanding access to evidence-based information. Together with Dr. Miller, they saw an opportunity to dive deeper into the research and create a resource that would provide members and wine professionals with clear, accurate, and balanced information about wine and health.

Through this educational series, Dr. Miller and Tessa explore the science behind today’s most common wine and health questions—separating research from headlines and helping readers better understand the facts behind the statistics.

Dr. Edward J Miller is a retired board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and former hospital Chief Medical Officer. Over a four-decade medical career, he served as a clinician, surgeon, educator, researcher, and hospital executive, including roles as Chief of Staff and OB-GYN department chair at major medical centers.

He is a member of the Renaud Society, an international group of medical professionals and researchers studying wine and health, and a regular attendee at International Wine & Heart Health Summits. He has delivered evidence-based lectures on wine and health to both professional and public audiences for more than 15 years.

He and his wife, also a physician, live in Tucson, Arizona, where he continues to advocate for informed, balanced conversations about lifestyle, longevity, and quality of life.

In collaboration with Women For WineSense, Dr. Miller shares his expertise by addressing today’s most frequently asked questions about wine and health. His evidence-based approach helps readers understand the science, challenge common misconceptions, and make informed decisions based on research rather than headlines.

Tessa Butterfield is the National Director of Education for Women For WineSense.

As National Director of Education for Women For WineSense, Tessa Butterfield is passionate about making wine education approachable, relevant, and rooted in credible information. After hearing Dr. Edward J. Miller’s Wine & Health presentation at the National Grand Event and listening to the questions and conversations that followed, Tessa recognized members’ desire to learn more. Working with Dr. Miller, they developed this educational series to explore the research behind those questions and provide balanced, science-based answers that benefit both wine enthusiasts and wine professionals.