Practical info for the smarter drinker
Why is it that wine always gets a nod from the health nuts while beer is frowned upon as a cheap, calorie-ridden indulgence? Perhaps unsurprisingly, it’s nothing more than a combination of superior marketing skills, bourgeois attitudes and the hard facts about the difference in demographics between two very distinct groups of consumers. The simple …
Whatever happened to Resveratrol, the supposedly magical compound found in grape skins and red wine? For a while it was big news and even linked to the “French Paradox”, a way to describe how wine-loving Parisians can enjoy a rich and boozy diet with a relatively low incidence of coronary disease. Now, it seems to …
Drink Wine, Live Forever… Wine drinkers – and wineries – have enjoyed surge in popularity of the fermented grape in part due to media reports that drinking wine can lead to everlasting life. Okay, so that may be a slight exaggeration, but between the new research on resveratrol and the general hoopla surrounding the health …