Red Wine is Good For Your Health

Why Red Wine is Good For Your Health
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Trevor_Bagot]Trevor Bagot

Red wine has long been the drink of choice for so many. In fact wine has been produced since 6000 BC! The Egyptians loved it, the Romans did and now us; we just can't seem to get enough! The UK is now the largest importer of wine, downing 720 million bottles of wine alone last year!

Whether you love the light and fruity Gamay from Beaujolais or the bold, king of wines from Northern Italy, they come in all styles and price brackets and it is not necessarily the most expensive that are the most pleasing.

Health

Red Wine is also said to have certain characteristics that aid our health and digestion, so they are actually good for you too!

According to a team of scientists at Bart's and the Queen Mary University in London, certain red wines such as Cabernet Sauvignon were found to contain high levels of Polyphenols which, with moderate drinking, inhibit the chemical endothelin-1 (ET-1) from clogging arteries which lead to artery disease and eventually heart disease.

Another interesting research conclusion, put forward by a team of Italian doctors, is that levels of sexual desire were higher in women who were moderate drinkers of wine than in their counterparts who preferred other wine, may improve sexual functioning by increasing blood flow to key areas of the body!

Sipping a good wine can also relax the mind and the cancer-beating antioxidant resveratrol found in red wine can be absorbed 100 times quicker through the mouth than in the stomach.

Resveratrol is a compound that attacks cancer cells and can protect the heart and brain from damage. It can also slow down the ageing process

10 Red Wine Facts

- Red wines are red due to the extraction of the colour from the skin during fermentation

- A young wine has an 'aroma' whilst an older wine is said to have a 'bouquet'

- Wine grapes are ranked No 1 in the world in relation to fruit crops and acres planted

- Non European wines are usually named after the grapes they are made from whereas European wines are usually named after the region where they originated from

- There is increasing scientific evidence that regular, moderate wine drinking can reduce the risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's, gum disease and strokes.

- Typically served with red meat, white wine with white meat and fish, and sweet wine with desserts.

- Should be served between 120C and 180C. This is the optimum temperature for wines with Tannin.

- Represents 55% of restaurant sales.

- It may soon be possible to grow red wine in England due to global warming.

- Believe it or not 'Oenophobia' is the fear of wine!!

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