White wine could damage teeth more than red: study
A new study suggests that if you want to protect those pearly whites, red wine may be a better choice then white.
German researchers say years of exposure to
white wine could take its toll on the enamel on your teeth.
They say whites pack an acidic punch -- eroding enamel far more than reds.
In the lab, adult teeth soaked in white wine for a day had a loss of both calcium and another mineral called phosphorus to depths of up to 60…
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Who is Mario Perelli?
A couple of months ago we cracked a bottle of La grande Dame to celebrate Mario Perelli’s centenery in private in our offices
Who is Mario Perelli/ Here are some of comments by many a people
Mario Perelli-Minetti is a winemaker. He is the son of a winemaker. The grandson of a winemaker.
To his everlasting regret and infinite pleasure, he has inherited the genetic affliction that, among his generation of grape growers, has produced a harvest of triumph, madness, a…
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Added by Ranabhat Vijay on September 16, 2009 at 3:30pm —
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Health Q&A: Which wines contain the highest protein levels?
Dr. Elizabeth Waters, of the Australian Wine Research Institute, is doing research on proteins and wine.
She answers:
"The vast majority of commercial wines would have no protein, or very low levels. My guess would be less than 10 mg/L. Most of the proteins in wines are from grapes, with very small amounts from yeast and bacteria used during the winemaking process. These proteins either become insoluble during fermen…
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Added by Ranabhat Vijay on September 15, 2009 at 2:41pm —
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Dental Care and Red Wine
Q. When I drink red wine, I often get the dreaded "red wine teeth," which is an embarrassing condition to have at a party when I intend on talking, smiling, or otherwise showing my newly wine-stained chompers. And is there any way to reduce this affliction without hampering my enjoyment of reds?
A: First, you should talk to a dentist about what would be best for your long-term tooth care. If you are particularly prone to the purple-toothed grin, co…
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Added by Ranabhat Vijay on September 4, 2009 at 9:45am —
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Top 10 Most Expensive Wine in the World - #5 Romanée-Conti Wine = $224K
The #5 Most Expensive Wine is a full-bodied vintage with an elaborate cross complexity of flavor that is sure to appeal to your fine taste for classic Burgundy liquor. Its base essence consists of the extracts of clove, pinot fruit, anise, soy, hoisin with a faint hint of earthy aroma topping all. All these contribute towards making the Romanee-Conti DRC wine one of the freshest, penetrating and very much refi…
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Added by Ranabhat Vijay on August 24, 2009 at 5:37pm —
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The History Of Labor Day
According to the US Department of Labor (DOL), the concept of a day to honor US laborers was first proposed by Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a co-founder of the American Federation of Labor.
Many others believe that a machinist named Matthew Maguire founded the holiday. Matthew Maguire, who would later become the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N.J.,…
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Added by Ranabhat Vijay on August 19, 2009 at 10:46am —
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Hpnotiq Liqueur: The Pale Blue Liqueur
Hpnotiq (pronounce like hypnotic) is a beautiful, pale blue
liqueur produced in France. It is made of a proprietary (and secret) blend of tropical fruit juices,
vodka and
Cognac.…
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Added by Ranabhat Vijay on August 18, 2009 at 12:00pm —
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Health Q&A: Wine and Headaches
Q: I have enjoyed wine for many years but, lately, when I drink certain wines, I get a terrible headache that can last for days. I have been told it could be histamines, or the way the wine is aged in oak. Is there something to look for that I can avoid?
A: Fred Freitag, associate director of the Diamond Headache Clinic, says there are distinct types of headaches that some people experience when they drink wine: "There is a unique headache assoc…
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Added by Ranabhat Vijay on August 12, 2009 at 3:34pm —
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Health Q & A: Are Sweet Red Wines Healthy?
A: Professor Andrew Waterhouse, chair of the department of viticulture and enology at UC Davis, answers:
Sweet red wines are made by extracting the polyphenols, the antioxidants, from the skins and seeds during the fermentation, as in all red winemaking. The only difference is that the fermentation is stopped before all the sugar has been consumed by the yeast, making the wine sweet. These wines contain approximately 50 to 100 grams…
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Added by Ranabhat Vijay on August 10, 2009 at 1:07pm —
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Q: As wines age, do they lose some of the potency of their health benefits? If I mostly drink wines that are five years old or older, are they less likely to have the health benefits of younger, more freshly bottled wines?
The short answer is that there's not enough research yet to say. Some scientists, such as
Roger Corder, a professor at the
William Harvey Research Institute in London and author of The Red Wine Diet, have suggested that younger, more tannic red wines may…
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Added by Ranabhat Vijay on August 6, 2009 at 11:36am —
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ZD Wines: Historical Perspective
It was the early 1960s and the Russians had launched Sputnik; Kennedy spurred us into the race to space; the Civil Rights Movement was changing the way we looked at the world; and two aerospace engineers were dreaming of grapes. The air was electric with change and possibilities, and Norman deLeuze and Gino Zepponi were ready to capitalize on that energy. Norman deLeuze began working for Aerojet General in Sacramento for his chance to participate i…
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Château Rauzan-Ségla Margaux 2005 - 97 points
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Issue: Mar 31, 2008
Top 100: 2008, Rank: 2
Designation: Highly Re…
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Added by Ranabhat Vijay on July 9, 2009 at 4:30pm —
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What not to do with wine
The culture of wine has many customs on the correct way to enjoy wine, rooted in centuries of tradition, and perfected through trial and error. But, while some rules are made to be bent or broken, there are possibly only three things that should never be done with wine. Which in fact is a good thing since the main rule of
wine is to be pleasurable.
The first law, Do Not Chill…
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Added by Ranabhat Vijay on June 22, 2009 at 5:02pm —
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Independence Day is the national holiday of the United States of America commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
At the time of the signing the US consisted of 13 colonies under the rule of England's King George III. There was growing unrest in the colonies concerning the taxes that had to be paid to England. This was commonly referred to as "Taxation without Representation" as the colonists did not…
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There’s been a lot of talk lately about the eco-friendliness of various types of wine closures. When word got out a few years ago that 70 percent of the world’s cork is used in wine production, many environmentalists began to worry that demand for cork products was putting a huge strain on the world’s few remaining cork forests.
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Added by Ranabhat Vijay on June 15, 2009 at 12:41pm —
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Many wine tasters are adamant that an optimum glass in terms of size and dimensions exists for a particular wine type or even style. that it is absolutely imperative that the correct glass be used if maximum enjoyment is to be had. But how much of this idea has truth in fact, and how much is the result of concerted marketing efforts on the part of some glass manufacturers to effect a marketing point of difference.
Before we can answer this question in an intelligent way, we must first distingui…
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Added by Ranabhat Vijay on June 11, 2009 at 5:05pm —
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All About the Bubbles
Early on, when we used dish detergent instead of Mr. Bubbles for our bubble baths, I realized that not all bubbles are created equal. In the world of sparkling wine, the same holds true, all bubbles are not created equal. There is more than one way to get the bubble in the bottle.
One of the by-products of winemaking is carbon dioxide. When the carbon dioxide is not released, bubbles form under pressure in the wine producing sparkling wine. The most popular sparkli…
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Added by Ranabhat Vijay on June 5, 2009 at 1:18pm —
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A pint of beer or a glass of wine a day can protect against gallstones, scientists have found.
Drinking two units a day reduces the risk of developing the painful stones by a third.
It had long been known that moderate drinking can reduce the chances of gallstone formation, but this is the first study to show how much was required.
It is the latest evidence that consumption of small amounts of alcohol can be beneficial to your health. Other studies have linked it to lower rates of heart attac…
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Added by Ranabhat Vijay on June 3, 2009 at 3:54pm —
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Rose wines, often referred to as Blush wines or written Rosé, are wines which are not truly red, but have enough of a reddish tinge to make them assuredly not white. The actual color varies depending on the grapes involved, and often may seem to be more orange than pink or purple. Rose wines may be produced in a number of different ways, depending on the desired results. Most Rose wines are the result of crushing the red grapes used rather early on, so that they are not able to impart their colo…
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Added by Ranabhat Vijay on June 1, 2009 at 2:14pm —
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Which type are you?
The way you hold your glass can reveal much more than you might realise, a psychologist has warned.
Dr Glenn Wilson, a consultant psychologist, observed the body language of 500 drinkers and divided them into eight personality types.
These were the flirt, the…
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Added by Ranabhat Vijay on May 29, 2009 at 1:21pm —
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