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Be Healthy. . .Drink Wine



Is wine good for you? The answer is, "Yes!" There's lots of research providing proof that there really are health benefits from drinking wine.


Flavonoids from the skins and seeks of red grapes are the key to wine being good for you. These flavonoids lower your risk of coronary heart disease by reducing your LDL or bad cholesterol levels. At the same time these flavonoids actually increase your HDL or good cholesterol levels and decrease the likelihood of blood clotting.


Scientists believe that there may be other health benefits from red wine. A recent study discovered that an antioxidant in the skins of red grapes, called resveratrol, may inhibit the growth of tumors in some cancers. It's possible that resveratrol can help treat Alzheimer's and Parkinson's as well and new studies are on the way.


Are some wines better for you than others? Again, the answer is, "Yes!" Researchers at University of California at Davis have concluded that full-bodied dry red wines contain the highest levels of flavonoids and provide the greatest benefits. The number one wine for supplying the most flavonoids is Cabernet Sauvignon with Petit Syrah and Pinot Noir also ranking highly. Sweeter wines and white wines have less flavonoids and are less beneficial.


How much should you drink? Moderation is the key. Women should drink 4 ounces of red wine daily with a meal and men 4-8 ounces.


Pour yourself a glass of red wine and drink to your health. Cheers!

About the Author


Kathy Howe and her husband, Steve, spend much of their free time tasting and enjoying wine. Their interest in wine is reflected in their Web Site, http://www.cheers2wine.com - a Comprehensive Guide to the California Wine Country.

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Arbios Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon


Willam Arbios is a perfectionist. His vineyard is the highest in Sonoma county: a place where grass becomes stunted and oak trees take on a grayish palor. As he says: "Thin soil and scan water threaten the life of my grapes each year. These grapes give my wine the balance of character, finesse, and structure that's born from their constant struggle to live. I can never make much wine from here, but I can make the kind of wine that I have always dreamed of producing." Cherry, red-currant fruit with warmth of new French oak barrels. This Cabernet Sauvignon from California is a perfect gift to buy online! If you are a dry red wine lover, it is the right choice for you! ARB01 ARB97


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Wine Vineyards in the news

Wine on the grocery list? (Asbury Park Press)

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:40:59 -0800
June Anderson swung her shopping cart into the wine section of Whole Foods in Middletown on a snowy Tuesday and searched for a bottle that would go well with dinner. And just like that she found herself in the middle of a brewing controversy.

Kinton 2005 Syrah - Syrah/Shiraz Red Wine

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:30:14 -0800
Red Wine by Kinton from Central Coast, California. Kinton is dedicated to producing Syrah from some of the finest vineyard sites in Santa Barbara County. Their wines are dense and concentrated, elegant and sleek. It’s not by accident that Kinton is located in Santa Barbara County -one of California’s most celebrated appellations for Syrah. The unique conditions of this region allow Kinton to create Syrahs displaying both intensity and balance. The 2005 is racy with plum and dark berry, bright

Moon Mountain 2005 Chardonnay - White Wine

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:47:55 -0800
White Wine by Moon Mountain from Sonoma County, California. The grapes for Moon Mountain’s 2005 Sonoma County Chardonnay were fermented in a combination of French oak and stainless steel. Each component was aged for 8 months. Partial malolactic fermentation was encouraged to soften the acidity and add complexity. The barrel-fermented portion was aged sur lie and stirred every two weeks for the first four months, then racked off of the lees. This alluring wine offers tangy nectarine, crisp Mey

Following a destiny of wine (Honolulu Advertiser)

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Michel Rolland is the world's best-known independent wine consultant, lending his expertise in wine-making and grape-growing to wineries in France and California and to places as far flung as South Africa, India, and South America.

“The Cramps” Lead Singer Lux Interior Dies - With Video Of Live Performance For Patients At Napa State Mental Hospital

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:55:26 -0800
Reuters/Billboard: Lux Interior, lead singer of influential Rock and Roll Hall of Fame punk-rockabilly band the Cramps, died Wednesday morning (February 4) due to an existing heart condition, according to a statement from the band’s publicist. He was 62. Born Erick Lee Purkhiser, Interior started the Cramps in 1972 with guitarist Poison Ivy (born Kristy Wallace, later his wife) — who he picked up as a hitchhiker in California. By 1975, they had moved to New York, where they became an integr


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February 05, 2009 - Sauvignon Blanc

A Featured Sauvignon Blanc Article

I Love Italian Wine and Food - The Latium Region



Latium is located in the central western part of Italy on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It includes the Apennines mountains, fertile foothills and valleys. There are four groups of ancient volcanoes, each with crater lakes. This area was once the center of the world, and remains an international center of art, politics, religion, and trade. Its population is 5.2 million, making it the third most populous region of Italy.


Latium, also called Lazio, was settled by Indo-European tribes during the 2nd millennium B. C. Later it became Etruscran. When the Etruscans were driven out by the Romans, the area became impoverished and remained so for centuries.


Food abounds, you name it and it's probably grown in the region. The region's most special vegetable is the artichoke. It may surprise you to learn that Latium is a center of kiwi production. It is also known for seafood, fish, and shark. Meat raised here includes beef, lamb, pork, and veal. The regions most famous cheese is Mozzarella di Bufala Campana, Mozzarella made from the milk of water buffalo. According to the popular local legend, Julius Caesar sent Marc Anthony to Egypt, where he fell in love with Cleopatra and this cheese. He sent water buffalo back home and local residents have been enjoying this Mozzarella ever since. Whether or not this legend is true, Mozzarella di Bufala Campana cheese has been popular for centuries. Latium once produced Falernian, which was considered the best wine in the Classical World.


Latium's major city is Rome, the capital of Italy. As the Italian writer Silvio Negro said, "Roma, non basta una vita," Rome, a lifetime is not enough. Ancient Rome was a center of wine production and of amprhorae, clay wine jugs. The area still produces wine. A short Internet search revealed an 18th Century villa for rent 35 minutes from the heart of Rome, surrounded by 30 acres of vineyards and olive groves.


Latium devotes three hundred thousand acres to grapevines, it ranks 7th among the 20 Italian regions. Its total annual wine production is about 78 million gallons, also giving it a 7th place. About 16% of the wine production is red or ros?, leaving 84% for white. The region produces 25 DOC wines. DOC stands for Denominazione di Origine Controllata, which may be translated as Denomination of Controlled Origin, presumably a high-quality wine. Only 6.5% of Latium wine carries the DOC designation. Latium is home to three dozen major and secondary grape varieties, half white and half red.


Widely grown international white grape varieties include Malvasia, Chardonnay, Trebbiano, and. Sauvignon Blanc. The best known strictly Italian white varieties are subvarieties of Trebbiano, the yellow Trebbiano Giallo, the green Trebbiano Verde, and Trebbiano Toscano.


Widely grown international red grape varieties include Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon. and Merlot. The best known strictly Italian red variety is Cesane. Also popular is Sangiovese, an Italian grape now found elsewhere including in California.


Before we reviewing the Latium wine and cheese that we were lucky enough to purchase at a local wine store and a local Italian food store, here are a few suggestions of what to eat with indigenous wines when touring this beautiful region.
Start with Spaghetti alla Carbonara, Spaghetti with Cream, Pancetta (Italian bacon), and Egg.
Then try Luccio Brodettato alla Romana, Pike in an Egg-Lemon Sauce.
For dessert indulge yourself with Pizza di Polenta e Ricotta, not a pizza, but Sweet Polenta Ricotta Cake.


OUR WINE REVIEW POLICY While we have communicated with well over a thousand Italian wine producers and merchants to help prepare these articles, our policy is clear. All wines that we taste and review are purchased at the full retail price.


Wine Reviewed
Tenuta Gasperini' Vigneti VillaFranca 'Castelli Romani Rosso DOC 2002 13.5% alcohol about $13


This wine was produced about 20 kilometers south of Rome. It is a 50/50 blend of Sangiovese and Montepulciano, two popular Italian red varieties. I found it a bit acidic and relatively tasteless at first. I tried it with kube also called kibbe, a Middle-Eastern specialty, balls of ground rice filled with ground meat. They were cooked overnight with potatoes in a somewhat spicy tomato sauce. The wine tasted a bit of cherries and tobacco. In a meal of chicken burgers and zucchini in a bland tomato and onion sauce, the tobacco taste was stronger than previously. The marketing materials for this wine mentioned raspberry, plum jam, leather, sweet spice, and tomato leaf. When looking for them I found plum jam and leather, but not the other elements. The distributor recommends this wine with baked pasta or veal medallions in a red wine sauce. Maybe.


Pecorino Toscano is a sheep's milk cheese made in Tuscany and neighboring Umbria for thousands of years. It is also produced in Latium. Soft Pecorino Toscano is white with a tinge of yellow, while semi-hard Pecorino Toscano is pale yellow. This cheese is moderately strong smelling and has a complex nutty flavor. I tried this wine with sliced soft Pecorino Toscano on toast with a somewhat spicy Moroccan tomato and pimento based dip. The flavors blended well, and the wine wasn't thin. However, in the final analysis I would not buy this wine again. It seems overpriced and cannot compete with many other wines that I have tasted in this series.


About the Author
Levi Reiss has authored or co-authored ten books on computers and the Internet, but to be honest, he would rather just drink fine Italian or other wine, accompanied by the right foods. He teaches classes in computers at an Ontario French-language community college. His wine website is www.theworldwidewine.com . You can reach him at ital@mail.theworldwidewine.com.



Levi Reiss has authored or co-authored ten books on computers and the Internet, but to be honest, he would rather just drink fine Italian or other wine, accompanied by the right foods. He teaches classes in computers at an Ontario French-language community college. His wine website is www.theworldwidewine.com . You can reach him at ital@mail.theworldwidewine.com.




About the Author


Levi Reiss has authored or co-authored ten books on computers and the Internet, but to be honest, he would rather just drink fine Italian or other wine, accompanied by the right foods. He teaches classes in computers at an Ontario French-language community college. His wine website is www.theworldwidewine.com . You can reach him at ital@mail.theworldwidewine.com.

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I Love Italian Wine and Food - The Latium Region


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Anne et Francois Gros - Richebourg - Grand Cru


Richebourg Grand Cru. Focused and flavorful, crisp-textured, with fresh currant, vanilla and spice overtones playing on the slightly tannic finish. This dry red French wine is a perfect gift to buy online. Give it until 1997. 205 cases made" WS 92 (Subject to Availability) AFGR92 AFGR92


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