http://www.drvino.com/2006/09/26/whos-threatening-us-now-cider/ wine talk that goes down easy Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.drvino.com/2006/09/26/whos-threatening-us-now-cider/#comment-14789 Bill Sammon Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:12:24 +0000 http://70.103.16.189/~drvinoco/wordpress/2006/09/whos-threatening-us-now-cider/#comment-14789 The phenol levels of all red wines are not comparable, and it would be helpful if occasionally this were emphasized. The wine industry often does emphasize the healthful benefits of red wine, but then gives little substantial corrobative scientific studies to assist wine sellers and wine buyers for whom the health aspect of wine is important. It appears by some reports that high-altitude red wines from the Georgian Caucasus mountains are the most phenol-packed: Saperavi, Kindzamarauli and Khvanchkara, but virtually no commentary is given of them in these reports. When it comes to these health benfits of wine, it seems we need to move beyond France. Georgia is well-known for its village filled with 100+ yr olds. The phenol levels of all red wines are not comparable, and it would be helpful if occasionally this were emphasized. The wine industry often does emphasize the healthful benefits of red wine, but then gives little substantial corrobative scientific studies to assist wine sellers and wine buyers for whom the health aspect of wine is important. It appears by some reports that high-altitude red wines from the Georgian Caucasus mountains are the most phenol-packed: Saperavi, Kindzamarauli and Khvanchkara, but virtually no commentary is given of them in these reports. When it comes to these health benfits of wine, it seems we need to move beyond France. Georgia is well-known for its village filled with 100+ yr olds.

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