8 Health Benefits of Drinking Wine:
Every year, there is a flurry
of headlines about the health benefits of wine. But can drinking wine really
make a difference? Here, the news—very good news, indeed—from the latest
studies. Note: The health benefits come from moderate wine consumption, defined
by the American Heart Association as one to two four-ounce glasses a day.
The Benefit:
Promotes Longevity
The Evidence:
Wine drinkers have a 34 percent lower mortality rate than beer or spirits
drinkers.
The Benefit:
Reduces Heart-Attack Risk
The
Evidence: Moderate drinkers suffering from high blood pressure are 30 percent
less likely to have a heart attack than nondrinkers
The Benefit:
Lowers Risk of Heart Disease
The
Evidence: Red-wine tannins contain procyanidins, which protect against heart
disease. Wines from Sardinia and southwest France have more procyanidins than
other wines.
The Benefit:
Reduces Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
The
Evidence: Moderate drinkers have 30 percent less risk than nondrinkers of
developing type 2 diabetes.
The Benefit:
Lowers Risk of Stroke
The
Evidence: The possibility of suffering a blood clot–related stroke drops by
about 50 percent in people who consume moderate amounts of alcohol.
The Benefit:
Cuts Risk of Cataracts
The
Evidence: Moderate drinkers are 32 percent less likely to get cataracts than
nondrinkers; those who consume wine are 43 percent less likely to develop
cataracts than those drinking mainly beer.
The Benefit:
Cuts Risk of Colon Cancer
The
Evidence: Moderate consumption of wine (especially red) cuts the risk of colon
cancer by 45 percent.
The Benefit:
Slows Brain Decline
The
Evidence: Brain function declines at a markedly faster rate in nondrinkers than
in moderate drinkers
Wine is one of those things that people like to be able to talk about. And while some people can carry on a good wine-related conversation, most people wing it...........
If wine wasn't the first alcoholic beverage, then the yeast from grapes was used to make the first beer. In history as in the barroom, wine has its advocates and beer has its advocates, and some historians believe people made beer before they made wine. But the skin of the grape proved to be essential even in this process. The yeast from the foam of the skin of fermenting grapes is a catalyst to fermenting honey, fruits and barley, which is the start of a good beer
Scientists issued a dire report in 2006 that said rising temperatures could render Napa Valley in California unsuitable for growing several types of premium grapes. A more recent study, released in July 2011 by scientists at Stanford University, suggested that farmers will still be able to grow the grapes, but not in California. The study, which assumes an increase in temperature of 2 degrees Fahrenheit (-16.7 degrees Celsius) in the next 30 years, suggests that the growing of pinot noir and cabernet sauvignon grapes could shift to the Willamette Valley in Oregon and the Walla Walla Valley in Washington.
4. The wine cork is not for smelling.
The connoisseurs say that expensive wines cost an arm and a leg for a good reason. That is, the superbly pleasing flavour which will definitely make the taste buds rejoice. What if a bottle costs hundreds of thousands? 
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While beer makes that unaesthetic beer belly, wine does not affect your waistline at all. In fact recent studies showed that “women who routinely drank moderate amounts of alcohol, totaling about one drink per day, carried almost 10 pounds less body fat than women who did not drink at all”. 
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