Happy Holidays! I hope you’re having fun with family and friends, good food and good wine. As you probably know, I love to promote our personalized wines, because I think they make fantastic gifts. When you buy a case of personalized wines, you have 12 incredibly personal gifts to give to 12 incredibly lucky people. But today I want to tell you about a much simpler solution. We have some very special holiday wine labels this year that I think you might really enjoy taking advantage of.
[Read more…]Special Holiday Wine Labels
A Blind Tasting of Kirkland Wines
At our Big Game party today (Cal won!!!), the host insisted that we not bring wine. When I got to his house, I saw that he had 12 bottles wrapped up for a blind tasting! Very interestingly, he put a lot of information on each bottle: the grape, the region, the year. Pretty much everything except for the brand. When we asked him why he did this, he said that he wanted us to focus on what we liked about each wine. As you can see from the title, after four hours of watching the game and tasting 9 wines, he did the great reveal. All the wines were Kirkland! Today we’re going to explore Costco’s Kirkland wines.
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Ready for some helpful Thanksgiving wine pairing tips? These are meant to help you thoroughly enjoy Thanksgiving! [Read more…]
Health Effects of Red Wine
Today, I’m delighted to share a fantastic blog entitled “Health Effects of Red Wine – How Moderate Drinking Can be Good For You.” This article was written by Gerard Paul who writes and muses over at ManyEats. When he isn’t found with a glass of wine (or a cup of coffee), he’s found at the keys writing about food and drink.
Paul’s Article
While I’ve written a number of articles on the health benefits of red wine, I have to say that Paul’s article provided the most thorough discussion of this subject. Please click here to read his entire article. I’ll provide the highlights below.
The French Paradox
Paul highlights the French Paradox, a phenomenon where French people have a lower risk of heart disease, despite a diet that’s full of rich foods and saturated fats – and wine!
Active Ingredients in Red Wine
Paul talks about the health benefits of resveratrol, flavanols and flavonols (did you know there were two? I didn’t!), antioxidants, alcohol and other organic compounds.
My Favorite Part: 15 Health Benefits of Red Wine!
Paul is careful to say that all of these health benefits are possible, not definite, and that they are associated only with moderate amounts of drinking. He balances out the incredibly positive news with a sobering section at the end of his article on the negative effects of red wine (which I haven’t included in this article).
- Good for your heart
- Improves cholesterol levels
- May help you live longer
- Lowers risk of type 2 diabetes
- Helps with bone mineral density
- Counteracts blood clot formation
- Prevents cataracts
- Fights ulcer-causing bacteria
- Aids in weight loss
- Improves short term memory
- Prevents damage from strokes
- Prevents cognitive decline
- Fights cavities and tooth decay
- Prevents dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
- (Somewhat) mimics exercise
I hope you enjoyed this wonderful writeup on the health effects of red wine and that you enjoy reading Paul’s full article.
Cheers!
As an independent wine consultant with WineShop At Home, I absolutely enjoy bringing a taste of the Napa wine country home to you one sip at a time. Whether you simply love to drink wine, seek a special personalized wine gift, or are in search of a new wine jobs opportunity as a wine consultant, feel free to contact me for a truly unique wine tasting experience!
Cheers, Betty Kaufman
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Fun Wine Basics
At my wine tastings, I get a lot of questions that I think of as wine basics. Today, I thought I would share some of these with you. I hope you find them helpful. [Read more…]
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