Schoolkids should learn about wine: MPs - Daily Telegraph

30 Nov 2006 at 12:49pm

South Asian Women's Forum Schoolkids should learn about wine : MPs
Daily Telegraph, Australia - 4 hours ago
FRENCH schools should teach young people how to appreciate wine , a group of parliamentarians said in a report today, calling for an education campaign to help ….
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Procyanidins In Red Wine Help You Live Longer - Medical News Today

30 Nov 2006 at 11:44am

E Canada Now Procyanidins In Red Wine Help You Live Longer
Medical News Today, UK - 5 hours ago
Procyanidins, compounds commonly found in red wine , are good for your blood vessels and are probably one of the factors contributing towards the long life ….
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Free wine cellars for China's rich (AFP via Yahoo! News)

30 Nov 2006 at 1:23pm

China's rich are in line for an unlikely form of charity with wine cellars worth tens of millions of dollars to be handed out as part of a marketing ploy, state press said.

Compound in Red Wine May Be Key to Heart Health (MedicineNet.com)

30 Nov 2006 at 3:38pm

Title: Compound in Red Wine May Be Key to Heart Health Category: Health News Created: 11/30/2006 2:05:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/30/2006 2:05:27 AM

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EU seeks WTO talks with Canada over 'discriminatory' new wine and … - Canad…

29 Nov 2006 at 6:52pm

EU seeks WTO talks with Canada over 'discriminatory' new wine and ….
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BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Union said Wednesday it will seek World Trade Organization talks over Canada's "discriminatory" wine and beer tax that it claims ….
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Red wine health locations found - BBC News

29 Nov 2006 at 7:13pm

BBC News Red wine health locations found
BBC News, UK - 1 hour ago
UK researchers discovered chemicals called procyanidins were responsible for red wine's well-documented heart-protecting effect. ….
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Wine from Sardinia, SW France "best for the heart" Reuters.uk
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Another Study, Another Reason to Drink Red Wine (Washington Post)

29 Nov 2006 at 8:57pm

Scientists have found another clue to explain why red wine may be good for you, identifying substances in vin rouge that appear to be associated with increased longevity in parts of France.

New clue to red wine's heart-protecting effect (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

29 Nov 2006 at 3:26pm

Scientists in the UK have identified "oligomeric procyanidins" as the likely ingredient in red wine's polyphenols that contributes to heart health and longevity. And some red wines contain more procyanidins than others.

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Wine is one of the oldest drinks known to man, it’s probably second only to water in terms of the amount consumed throughout history. However, as man’s technological progress has evolved, so has their wine evolved and became even better. Today there are so many types of wine you can choose from that you’re probably lost when it comes to picking a wine. Add to that the fact that many wines have fancy names that are tough to pronounce. But don’t worry intrepid Long Islander’s wines belong to major categories that define them. Some wines are also known by the regions they came from because that wine may be the specialty of a particular area. So those fancy names you hear is often nothing more then the name of a particular region where the wines came from.

Basically, wines are just grapes that are left in a barrel to ferment on their own for a particular period of time. The wine making process has become easier in recent years, however, it is still time consuming because nothing beats the actual natural fermentation process and that takes time, sometimes even decades to complete. The wines that take a long time to ferment are also more expensive then wines that ferment quicker.

As was mentioned earlier, the type of wine is usually known by the region where it came from. The reason for this is because the processes of making wine in different regions do vary and the climates and the kind of grapes in different regions are also dissimilar. So it is only to be expected that there will be many variations of wine even though they all share the same basic principles in the wine making process. Grapes, the primary ingredient in wine plays a key role in determining what type of wine you will get and the type of grape is identified by the term, varietals.

The foremost grapes for white wine are the Chardonnay grapes and the Sauvignon Blanc grapes. The United States, particularly in the state of California is a good source of the Chardonnay grapes. This type of grape is suited for making wine that is best paired with your food. Meanwhile, Sauvignon Blanc grapes are a great choice when you intend to produce wines that can be enjoyed outdoors.

While the foremost varietals in white wine is the Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, the foremost varietals in producing red wine, on the other hand, are many. Some of these varietals include Merlot grapes, these grapes result in a smooth wine. Another popular choice in making red wine is the Zinfandel grapes; the Zinfandel grapes are very flexible and can produce either red or white wine.

Meanwhile, still another choice for red wine is the Cabernet Sauvignon grapes; this type of grape will produce the rich and full-flavored wine that the red wine is widely associated with. This type of wine is especially good when paired with a strong and heavy meal. Pinot Noir, on the other hand, is more mediocre compared to the Cabernet but this is just because the kind of wine that Pinot Noir is really made for is Champagne and not the red wine. A lesser known varietals meanwhile, is the Syrah, this also creates a full-flavored wine like the Chardonnay and is a best seller in Australia.

In essence, there are only two categories of wine, red wine and white wine. Generally speaking, white wine is lighter than red wine and it also matures more quickly compared to red wine. So this is basically the gist of the types of wine available for your consumption.

A Harvard study indicates that Resveratrol, a molecule found in red wine helps negate the effects of a high fat diet. The molecule seems to mimic (in mice at least) the effect of being on a low calorie diet. Two groups of mice were tested; both were on a high fat/high calorie diet, one group was given Resveratrol supplements.

After 107 weeks, half of the non-Resveratrol receiving group had died, while less then 1/3 of the supplemented had died.

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Wine industry improving: Cheviot Bridge - The Age

28 Nov 2006 at 3:02am

Wine industry improving: Cheviot Bridge
The Age, Australia - 9 hours ago
Australian wine group Cheviot Bridge Ltd believes the end of the wine glut is in sight and the industry is turning around. At the ….
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Surplus spurs French to turn wine into disinfectant - Chicago Sun-Times

28 Nov 2006 at 1:57am

Scotsman Surplus spurs French to turn wine into disinfectant
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 10 hours ago
BELLEVILLE-SUR-SAONE, France — At some of France's most celebrated vineyards, vintage wine is being transformed into alcohol for disinfectants or gasoline ….
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Surplus spurs French to turn wine into disinfectant (Chicago Sun-Times)

28 Nov 2006 at 5:23am

BELLEVILLE-SUR-SAONE, France — At some of France's most celebrated vineyards, vintage wine is being transformed into alcohol for disinfectants or gasoline additives — a process winemakers hope will help them stay afloat.

Wine-making monks rescue school (BBC News)

28 Nov 2006 at 8:43am

Cornwall's only Catholic secondary school is saved from closure thanks to wine-selling monks.

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Wine industry improving: Cheviot Bridge - The Age

28 Nov 2006 at 3:02am

Wine industry improving: Cheviot Bridge
The Age, Australia - 5 hours ago
Australian wine group Cheviot Bridge Ltd believes the end of the wine glut is in sight and the industry is turning around. At the ….
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Surplus spurs French to turn wine into disinfectant - Chicago Sun-Times

28 Nov 2006 at 1:57am

Scotsman Surplus spurs French to turn wine into disinfectant
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 6 hours ago
BELLEVILLE-SUR-SAONE, France — At some of France's most celebrated vineyards, vintage wine is being transformed into alcohol for disinfectants or gasoline ….
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Surplus spurs French to turn wine into disinfectant (Chicago Sun-Times)

28 Nov 2006 at 5:23am

BELLEVILLE-SUR-SAONE, France — At some of France's most celebrated vineyards, vintage wine is being transformed into alcohol for disinfectants or gasoline additives — a process winemakers hope will help them stay afloat.

Wine industry improving: Cheviot Bridge (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)

28 Nov 2006 at 2:51am

Australian wine group Cheviot Bridge believes the end of the wine glut is in sight and the industry is turning around.

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Wine, uncorked - Houston Chronicle

25 Nov 2006 at 1:40am

Wine , uncorked
Houston Chronicle, United States - 20 hours ago
"These days, folks in my age range, 40 to 60, are much more inclined to have wine or beer with dinner versus a couple of martinis," says Jost Lunstroth, owner ….
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Here?s to the Benefits of Red Wine, but Don?t Advertise Them - New York Times

25 Nov 2006 at 1:06am

Here?s to the Benefits of Red Wine , but Don?t Advertise Them
New York Times, United States - 20 hours ago
…. 19 ? The wine industry certainly has welcomed the recent disclosures that a compound in red wine improves the health and endurance of laboratory mice. ….

Here?s to the Benefits of Red Wine, but Don?t Advertise Them (New York Times)

25 Nov 2006 at 1:11am

The wine industry has long been handcuffed by laws that discourage promoting the benefits of wine, some dating back to the repeal of Prohibition in 1933.

Drinking wine, and spitting it out (The Star Online)

25 Nov 2006 at 6:11pm

HERE?S a challenge to followers of this column: throw a wine party! Just pick from these themes and follow the tips. Easy ? Comparative tasting and drinking session: Tell half of your guests to bring a bottle of red wine each and the other half, a bottle of white each.

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Many restaurants offer menus that can be paired with specific wines but most people are clueless and don't even try to pair out the wines for their food because they don't know how. Often people are afraid that they’ll look unsophisticated, if they try to pair wine with the wrong food. There are really no concrete rules in pairing wines with food, it’s really a matter of your taste. However, there are a few guidelines you should follow when making your dinner wine selection..

Generally speaking, the rules are simple. You should really just pair wine with food that is of the same taste. But you should also take into consideration the texture of both your dish and the wine. To illustrate, think of a salty food that is rich in texture and then think of a wine that is just right for that dish, the wine you think of may not necessarily be of the same taste but it should complement the dish. Yes, the white wine that you think doesn't taste good when taken alone may actually be the best choice for this dish because both their characteristics negate the other so you will come up with a combination that is just perfect in flavor.

In selecting the right wine for your food, you should also consider the strength of both wine and the food in terms of texture and flavor. A light wine will not go well with a strong flavored food such as prime rib, similarly a strong wine will not taste well with a light meal like sandwiches because the flavor of the wine will simply weight down the taste of your sandwich and you will end up not enjoying your meal.

Here are some tips in choosing the right wine for your meal. Salty foods go well with acidic wines as the example of the white wine above showed. Sour flavored food would likewise go well with this kind of wine. This is because the acid in both the wine and the food would complement each other well unlike in the case of taking wine with little or no acid as the acid in wine is actually the one responsible in contradicting the undesirable flavor that is related to tasting too much salt in your food.

Meanwhile, pairing your dessert with wine can get complicated, because wines are not really designed to do this. Remember, one of the rules in wine pairing is you should match both food and wine with similar characteristics. But all is not lost as there are now wines specifically made for desserts out on the market now.

On the other hand, foods with pepper are definitely easier to match. You need only to find a wine that has a spicy quality to it and there are a lot out there on the market. And the most commonly known wine, the red wine, is perfect for the stronger food that includes the meatier parts of a meal as they both enhance the other in terms of flavors.

Choosing wine for your food need not be a daunting task, just make sure that you have the basic knowledge in pairing and you will certainly do fine on your own.

Wine pioneers settle in Argentina's Pampas - Washington Post

24 Nov 2006 at 3:14pm

Wine pioneers settle in Argentina's Pampas
Washington Post, United States - 2 hours ago
By Maximilian Heath. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - Most people associate Argentine wine with the snow-capped Andes. But far ….

Drop in Australian wine grape yield - Monsters and Critics.com

24 Nov 2006 at 7:51am

BBC News Drop in Australian wine grape yield
Monsters and Critics.com, UK - 10 hours ago
SYDNEY, Australia (UPI) — The drought in Australian could slash the nation`s 2007 wine grape harvest by as much as 20 percent, it was reported Friday. ….
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Wine pioneers settle in Argentina's Pampas (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

24 Nov 2006 at 3:08pm

Most people associate Argentine wine with the snow-capped Andes. But far from the mountains, in the country's soy and cattle-farming heartland, wine pioneers are putting down roots.

7 great wine bars (The Arizona Republic)

24 Nov 2006 at 4:57pm

Valley bars offer plenty of options for wine tastings and noshing

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Dry will slowly soak up wine glut - The Australian

24 Nov 2006 at 9:04am

BBC News Dry will slowly soak up wine glut
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THE nation's peak wine body is predicting the combined effect of frost, low rainfall and reduced water allocations will result in low yielding seasons over the ….
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If your wine budget's limited, try these - The Register-Guard

24 Nov 2006 at 12:00pm

If your wine budget's limited, try these
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Stalin's Wine Drops Off Menu as Moscow Feels Georgian Blockade (Bloomberg.com)

24 Nov 2006 at 3:05am

Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) — Marina Gobechiya's Georgian restaurant, tucked in a tiny square outside the Kremlin walls in Moscow, has a message inked on the wine list: "Not on sale.''

Wine giving made easy (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

24 Nov 2006 at 12:41pm

When it comes to holiday stress, wine isn't necessarily recommended as part of the solution. But it sure shouldn't be part of the problem. Many of us in search of that just-right bottle for a gift — whether wrapped under the tree or toted to a party — have gone through a somewhat agonizing process, if not a "Holy Red Foley, what in Bacchus' name am I gonna give 'em?" meltdown. Not to mention

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