Here's a short article about some of the benefits of drinking red wine, in particular how it decreases the instance of heart disease:

http://www.campusrec.uiuc.edu/fitne...gwell_wtr03.pdf

I have also read research which shows that it increases weight loss, but I can not find the articles right now.

Here's an another article which implies the consumption of alcohol decreases the instances of Stroke:

http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/D...45,1296,00.html

Here's another article about the benefits of alcohol consumption:

http://www.aim-digest.com/gateway/p...es/evidence.htm