September 12, 2012

They say wine is good for your Health.  

So here we go.....

 Trying to educate myself on wine and wine tasting, I have found some very interesting trivia, fun  facts and entertaining information to share.

So why don't we exercise our Brains....

Why do people clink their glasses before drinking a toast?

It used to be common for someone to try to kill an enemy by offering him a poisoned drink.

To prove to a guest that a drink was safe, it became customary for a guest to pour a small amount of his drink into the glass of the host. Both men would drink it simultaneously.

When a guest trusted his host, he would then just touch or clink the host's glass with his own.

* Source unknown

Random Wine Facts

A “cork-tease” is someone who constantly talks about the wine he or she will open but never does.^e

^{There is increasing scientific evidence that moderate, regular wine drinking can reduce the risk of heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, and gum disease.e}

^{There is a right and wrong way to hold a wine glass. Wine glasses should always be held by the stem and not the bowl because the heat of the hand will raise the temperature of the wine.a}

^{A wine that has a musty smell, similar to wet cardboard or mold, may mean that the bottle is “corked” (the bottle has a contaminated cork).e}

^{Hippocrates, widely considered the father of medicine, includes wine in almost every one of his recorded remedies. He used it for cooling fevers, as a diuretic, as a general antiseptic, and to help convalescence.b}

^{A standard glass of dry red or white wine contains around 110 calories. Sweeter wine has more calories.a}

For more facts about wine see  http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/08/21_wine.html

Now lets lift our glasses, and enjoy the health benefits of Wine.

"The Stump Jump"

 Cabernet Sauvignon  2009

We all loved the label name but  it Tasted like a Stump!

No one like this one.

At first taste I believe we all said, "YUCK"!

"Castano"

monastrel 2010

Was a Winner Hands Down

LES: Sharp but a fulfilling, pine taste.

DFS: woodsy, very complete wine

LAS: Not as heavy as most reds, finishes smooth

This weeks choices were all or nothing!