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Anecdotes about Wine
A daily glass of red wine may not only reduce your chances of developing heart disease, high cholesterol and some forms of cancer it might also help ward off Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.
Beside the health benefits from moderate wine consumption aside, wine is a tasty, social, sophisticated drink, and it would be a shame if you could not enjoy it.
Here are a few anecdotes on wine and some information that may prove very useful...
If there are about 680 calories in a bottle of Bordeaux and if a tasting glass, containing 215ml, is served properly (one third full), how many calories will your glass of wine account for?
Just 50 calories, which is the equivalent of one apple!
If you classify the caloric value of food on a 0 to 9 scale, water is 0 and oil 9. Between these two extremes, bread weighs in at 2.5, cream at 3, butter at 7, and alcohol at 8.5... But a glass of Bordeaux dry red of white rates only 0.7!
Furthermore, it has less sugar, but more mineral salts and vitamins than either most aperirifs or a glass of grape juice. So... Cheers! |
How many grapevines to your bottle?
It is not for nothing that dessert Bordeaux wine is called "Golden wine". It is rich, precious and quite rare too. In Sauternes, only the "noble rot" is used (botrytized grapes) and therefore one grapevine merely produces a single glass of wine. As for Bordeaux Great Classified Growths, each 750 ml bottle requires on average one grapevine. |
Why are roses planted at the end of vine rows?
The roses that decorate the ends of vine rows were not originally planted for esthetic reasons. Rose plants are highly susceptible to vine diseases and are usually affected earlier than the vineyard. Thus, roses were originally used to help winegrowers take quick action to protect their vines. |
What makes you feel younger?
The famous French Fields Marshall, Duke de Richelieu, retired to Aquitaine (Bordeaux region) in the 18th century after a busy life full of battles and womanizing. He became very much taken with Bordeaux wines, which were said to give him a new lease on live. Then Bordeaux inhabitants started referring to their wine as "Richelieu herb tea".
Duke de Richelieu was certainly a pioneer in promoting the health-giving qualities of Bordeaux wines, which are now widely acknowledged. |
What should you eat with your Bordeaux wine?
Bordeaux is not meant just for fancy dinner parties. It is every bit at ease after a sporting event. Even fast food takes on another dimension with a glass of Bordeaux, Bordeaux Superieur or Fronsac.
Beef and ketchup go very well with the straightforward roundness of these red Bordeaux wines, as does pizza. |
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