Whether or not drinking red wine is beneficial for hypertensive patients needs to be determined by their state. Hypertension includes chronic hypertension as well as hypertensive crises, hypertensive emergencies, and sub-acute states. For patients with hypertensive crises, hypertensive emergencies, and sub-acute states, it is clear that drinking alcohol, even red wine, is not recommended. For patients with chronic hypertension, therapeutic lifestyle improvements, as well as smoking cessation and alcohol restriction, are recommended. Drinking red wine in small amounts can be helpful, and can lead to improved endothelial function and vascular endothelial diastole while providing an adjunctive antihypertensive effect. For women of all ages and men over 65, it is recommended to drink a maximum of 350ml of beer or 140ml of wine or red wine per day. And for men aged 65 and under, up to two drinks a day. Small amounts of alcohol are beneficial, but avoid prolonged, sustained drinking, which tends to increase sympathetic excitability, leading to a faster heart rate and higher blood pressure.