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American scientists and other health experts from around the world are puzzled as they try to discover the “secret” behind the French Paradox. The problem is that the French consume three times as much saturated fat as Americans and one-third less French people die from heart attacks. The French also have much less obesity than America and other Western countries.
The French eat rich foods high in saturated fats, such as cream, butter, pastry and rich cheeses. But they also consume red wine and olive oil. Researchers have found olive oil to be a heart-healthy source of fat. However, the olive oil the French consume does not rule out the high amounts of saturated fats they eat, and therefore does not properly explain the French paradox.
Red wine may be the reason. Some scientists believe the French habit of moderate red wine drinking with a meal is the key to French paradox. Studies show that people who drink red wine regularly have lower rates of cancer, Alzheimers, and heart disease.
Red wine and red grapes contain special flavinoid antioxidants called resveratrol, that can offset some of the effects of gluttony, say researchers at Harvard Medical School. Resveratrol is shown to help lower glucose levels, help your liver, and promote health benefits to the heart and blood vessels.
Red grapes are one of the richest sources of resveratrol flavonoids, which is why red wine is more heart-healthy than white wine, beer, or other spirits.
Resveratrol is known for its ability to protect plants from bacteria and fungi, and researchers are now finding out that it helps us by preventing the negative effects of high-calorie diets, and it has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer potential.
Researchers are finding that antioxidants seem to trigger receptors in your upper intestine that tell your brain you’re full, researcers are finding. Lab animals fed the extracts also decreased their food intake by about 8%. This could explain why Resveratrol- a powerful antioxidant- seems to produce a weight loss effect that many people’s experience when they use it.
One recent study showed that resveratrol reverses the coronary and obesity effects of a diet high in fat and calories in mice. When large doses of resveratrol was given to lab mice, the mice ran twice as far on a treadmill than they had previously and also had a reduced heart rate. The mice also lived longer than mice who had not received the resveratrol.
The findings led to a marked increase in red wine sales in the United States despite the fact that the amount of resveratrol is very small in most red wines in the United States, because of the way that most grapes are grown and processed for wine.
If you are ready to add these beneficial nutrients to your diet, it’s important that you find a source that is powerful, natural and bio-available (easily absorbed and used by your body).
I found a great whole food supplement that includes these ingredients. It is called Genesis from Symmetry Direct. Each single ounce of Genesis is guaranteed to contain the health benefits of resveratrol equivalent to one whole bottle of red wine, plus the hydroxylated polyphenols found in one fresh pomegranate.
Some of the people who drink red wine may love it, but not know much about it. For example, why is the color of red wine, red?
The colorization of wine stems from the different varieties of grapes which are used and how long the skin of the grape is part of the fermentation process.
With red wine, the grapes range in color from reddish to a deep purple and even a beautiful blue. And when we look at a glass of red wine we may classify the wine due to the hue of the liquid – garnet, light red, dark red, ruby red, deep violet, opaque purple, maroon and so on.
It is the skins of the grapes are mostly responsible for providing the distinct spectrum of colors to the red wine. The skins of the grapes remain in contact with the pressed juice of the grapes while the fermentation is happening. This causes the tannins as well as the colors to disperse into the wine.
The specific red hue of any individual wine is entirely dependent on the type of grapes which is used for fermentation as well as the period of time the pigmentation of the skin remains in contact with the grape juice. One can see about fifty varieties of red wine in the market.
Some of the varietals of red wine which occupy the top slot are:
Cabernet Sauvignon Zinfandel Merlot Pinot Noir Cabernet Francs Syrah Petite Sirah Sangiovese Shiraz Grenache as well as Malbec.
The red wines are often known by their common regional names. In France, the red wine “Bordeaux” is manufactured primarily from these grapes: Cabernet Francs, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot varietals.
If you want to order a wine while you are in Italy, the most popular name will be Chianti, which is made from Sangiovese varietal of the grapes.
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As the owner of a winery and a restaurant, I am often asked many questions about wine and the wine industry in general. Here are some facts the great world wine.
1. There are 20 million hectares planted with grapevines in the world.
2. Among the fruit crops of the world, wine grapes rank number one in the amount of acres planted.
3. 164 countries import California wines.
4. Prunes were the primary fruit crop in Napa Valley during the 1940s.
5. 30 million gallons of wine were lost in the 1906 Earthquake in San Francisco.
6. On August 19, 1873, phylloxera, an insect pest, was discovered in California.
7. 10,450 hectares of vineyards in Napa County have been replanted, over the last 15 years, because of phylloxera.
8. 4450 acres of Napa County vineyards will need replacement.
9. It takes 4 to 5 years to harvest a commercial crop from newly replanted grape vines.
10. 10,000 varieties of wine grapes exist worldwide.
11. It costs about $1 per bottle to age wine in barrels of old French oak.
12. It costs about $3 per bottle of wine to age in barrels of new French oak.
13. When was the first known reference to a specific wine vintage? Answer: The Roman historian Pliny the Elder rated a bottle of wine from grapes harvested in 121 BC as "a vintage of the highest excellence. "
14. How old was the wine being a "reviewed"? Answer: 200 years! Pliny the Elder wrote history of the Roman Empire around 70 AD.
15. A bottle of opened wine, stored in the refrigerator, lasts more than 6 to 16 times longer than it would, if stored at room temperature.
16. There are 400 species of oaks.
17. 20 of them are used in making oak barrels.
18. Only 5% percent of an oak is suitable for high grade wine barrels.
19. The 1996 harvest of grapes in the Napa Valley was down 20% – 25% of normal.
20. California, New York and Florida are the top three U.S. states in terms of wine consumption.
21. 58% Percentage of Americans of drinking age, contacted in a Nielson telephone survey, drink wine.
22. 55 Percentage of restaurant wine sales are red wines.
23. $2.64 is the average cost of the grapes used to produce a bottle of $20 wine.
24. Dom Perignon (1638-1715), the Benedictine Abbey (at Hautvillers) cellar master who is generally credited with "inventing" the process of making Champagne, was blind.
25. Thomas Jefferson helped stock the wine cellar of the first Presidents of the United States and was very partial to fine Bordeaux and Madeira.
26. To avoid a sparkling wine from foaming, first pour an ounce into a glass, which will settle quickly. Now pour the remaining portion, it will not foam as much.
27. Old wine almost never turns to vinegar. It spoils by oxidation.
28. In Egypt, in the time of King Tuta (about 1300 BC), the commoners drank beer and wine drinking was reserved for the upper class.
29. It is believed that wine ages more slowly in larger bottles, since there is less oxygen per volume of wine in big bottles. Rapid oxidation, as with a leaky cap, can spoil wine.
30. Before harvest, the canopy of leaves at the top of the vine is often cut away to increase sun exposure and increase the rate of maturation.
We hope you enjoyed these facts.
Ian Macdonald as founder and owner of Macdonald’s Gourmet Burgers. He combines his passion and knowledge of food, wine and nutrition with savvy business tactics. He is also the MD of a corporate consulting firm that advises on strategic negotiation, dispute resolution and workplace change. Clients are mainly from top 100 corporations. For lots of free resources from their extensive website go to: http://www.MacdonaldsGourmetBurgers.com.
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