Hello and welcome back! It’s been about a year since I’ve hung out around here and I was surprised that I was away so long. My beer blog seems to have dominated 2011! Doh! TRAITOR! LOL!
Anyway, I’m going to try and find an interesting and entertaining way to get back in to Wine but I don’t know when that’s going to be, so don’t hold your breath. Just hold your spot on the guest list by subscribing to the blog and you’ll be the first to know when the Wino articles and juices start flowing again!
By Thomas Sinclair & Kamary Phillips
It’s no secret that grape skin extract contains an incredible anti-oxidant, called Resveratrol. So, it almost goes without saying, because it’s pretty logical, that its highest concentration is found in red wine. Now, with that in mind, there’s no more delectable way to get your daily “anti-oxidant dose” as in drinking a glass of red wine, right?! Well, maybe. Read on.
Okay, I know some of you are wondering what the hell an anti-oxidant is and what it’s good for. I know because I was just like you before I wrote this, LOL! So, for the record;
An antioxidant is a molecule capable of inhibiting the oxidation of other molecules.
And what good is all that, you might ask? Well, inhibiting molecules is essentially a way to influence good health and life longevity. That’s all. 🙂 The 60 MINUTES video below is a great watch, however focuses on a particular company pioneering this field.
Drinking red wine daily is a good thing. Yeah, sure–in moderation. There are a number of scientific and cultural studies supporting that frequent wine drinking (a glass a day) has positive health benefits. Europeans have known this for decades, with France leading the way statistically, in terms of healthy citizens. Wine drinking is an important part of the French culture and they have far fewer cases of heart disease and diabetes as the United States.
In our bodies, one of the bad proteins which causes atherosclerosis (heart disease) is called Endothelin-1. Scientific research has proven that consuming red wine stops this protein from developing, or reduces its presence if developed already. One particular study conducted with red wine consumption, saw that in 68% of participants there was a reduction in the development of that naughty Endothelin-1.
Grape skins are filled to the brim with plant polyphenols and polyphenols are naturally produced by the grape to protect them from disease and this is what they do for us when they are consumed. Everything in moderation is the key, and only one glass a day should be consumed, although some will inevitably drink more. That’s a Wino for ya, ha! But if for some reason you are unable to drink red wine at all (and the point of living would be…?), it is available in supplement form.
Go ahead and watch the clip to learn far more than I can pass on in this article. At any rate, drink a glass of wine a day. What the hell, you’ve got nothing to lose and quite possibly more than just great taste and a good buzz to gain.
Wine on.
Anyway, pleased to help and would love to try some Passaggio Wine sooner than later myself. Had it? Comment and let us know your thoughts. Meanwhile, I’ll be blogging and tweeting about this action in all the usual places.
Wine on…
No, instead it’s meant to praise all the forgotten and overlooked HOTTIES that, just as I, believed in the promise of a golden opportunity within the professional realm of Wine, should they be lucky enough to be chosen from well over 1000 global hopefuls.
Naw, was a load of crap and these little darlings are all the better for not having made the TOP 3, as I did back then. The top 3, as it were, are those candidates from the TOP 10 that were publically promised jobs at an open press conference. And where is my gig, I humbly ask? (sounds of crickets…)
At any rate ladies, you can bet you weren’t chosen because the judges were mostly women. 🙂 Wine on…
I’m very much a Wino on a budget and not ashamed to admit. Such is life. Such is my life. All the more reason that I can appreciate finding such a gem and on rare occasions. I’m quite certain this wine currently sells at RALPH’S for $4.99 for no other reason than the need to compete in our California wine market. It’s absolutely worth more. I would expect it to be between $12 and $15 under normal circumstances. Hey, I’m not complaining about the price, that’s for sure!
“Grapes, Sun, Wind and a dash of Daring…” That’s Black Swan’s Cabernet. A damn good deal. I’ll be checking out the Chard when I’ve got another 5’er to spare.
Wine on…