It's Friday, go get (moderately) plastered!
Long, torturous wine post. Not bad considering I know nothing about wine. Anyhoo, if you’re not a wine drinker, you’d best Skip to my Lou, my darlin'
Regular readers will know that I’m rather obsessed with health and living longer (of course I am. Death is a wonderful motivator.) Like all the long lived populations in the world, I’m a very healthy eater (lots of veggies and lean protein), plus I’m also rather fond of the odd tipple or three (I said tipple not nipple - do they have tipples in the States?) In fact it appears that most centenarian populations of the world do include a glass or two of a quality alcoholic beverage as part of their daily diet (Life extensionists look away now, I’m about to indulge in dodgy anecdotal evidence.)
Simply put, moderate amounts of alcohol can be good for you, wine in particular. The long-lived Hunzas of the Afghanistan border are rather partial to Hunza Water, which is a potent wine made from the area’s local grapes, mulberries and apricots. The old people of Sunchang in South Korea swear by their soju, which is a fiery rice spirit. Okinawans (some of the longest lived people on the planet) are devoted to awamori, another potent spirit again made from rice.
Of course I am unable to get regular supplies of these potentially life-extending beverages, although I do feel it is my duty to sample them whenever possible (I recommend you avoid awamori - it smells a bit like kerosene and tastes like it too.) But I can purchase bottles of healthy red wine which will imbibe me with life-extending nutrients and make me feel warm and fuzzy too.
The bad news is that not all red wine is good for you. In fact, only a very small number of wines will do anything positive for your health. New York Pinot Noir is one of the best because it is high in resveratrol and is supposed to prevent cancer and heart attacks. However, the trouble is you’d have to drink a heck of a lot of it for the resveratrol to do any good, by which time your liver would almost certainly be pickled.
However the latest red wine I’m into is Madiran, which may well prove to be the healthiest wine in the world because it is made with tannat grapes which are high in procyanadins, which improve the lining of your blood vessels and stop your arteries furring up. Real Madiran is made in the Gers region of south-west France, close to the Pyrénées, which has one of the highest proportions of centenarians in Europe, courtesy of a good Mediterranean diet and loadsa wine. Happily, Madiran is fairly inexpensive and tastes pretty yummy, although occasionally (depending on the year) it does have a kick like a mule! Warning: It is also really important to pick a Madiran which is traditionally made. In most wines, modern processing methods remove all health benefits from the grapes and you’re left with cheap plonk which will hasten your heart attack, not prevent it. So choose wisely.
And if you want to know more about the world’s best wines, seek detailed advice from the nude blogging world’s resident wine connoisseur (plus you’ll find a gorgeous nude at the bottom of each and every bottle.)
Talking of tipples and nipples, here's Lou-Lou.
Regular readers will know that I’m rather obsessed with health and living longer (of course I am. Death is a wonderful motivator.) Like all the long lived populations in the world, I’m a very healthy eater (lots of veggies and lean protein), plus I’m also rather fond of the odd tipple or three (I said tipple not nipple - do they have tipples in the States?) In fact it appears that most centenarian populations of the world do include a glass or two of a quality alcoholic beverage as part of their daily diet (Life extensionists look away now, I’m about to indulge in dodgy anecdotal evidence.)
Simply put, moderate amounts of alcohol can be good for you, wine in particular. The long-lived Hunzas of the Afghanistan border are rather partial to Hunza Water, which is a potent wine made from the area’s local grapes, mulberries and apricots. The old people of Sunchang in South Korea swear by their soju, which is a fiery rice spirit. Okinawans (some of the longest lived people on the planet) are devoted to awamori, another potent spirit again made from rice.
Of course I am unable to get regular supplies of these potentially life-extending beverages, although I do feel it is my duty to sample them whenever possible (I recommend you avoid awamori - it smells a bit like kerosene and tastes like it too.) But I can purchase bottles of healthy red wine which will imbibe me with life-extending nutrients and make me feel warm and fuzzy too.
The bad news is that not all red wine is good for you. In fact, only a very small number of wines will do anything positive for your health. New York Pinot Noir is one of the best because it is high in resveratrol and is supposed to prevent cancer and heart attacks. However, the trouble is you’d have to drink a heck of a lot of it for the resveratrol to do any good, by which time your liver would almost certainly be pickled.
However the latest red wine I’m into is Madiran, which may well prove to be the healthiest wine in the world because it is made with tannat grapes which are high in procyanadins, which improve the lining of your blood vessels and stop your arteries furring up. Real Madiran is made in the Gers region of south-west France, close to the Pyrénées, which has one of the highest proportions of centenarians in Europe, courtesy of a good Mediterranean diet and loadsa wine. Happily, Madiran is fairly inexpensive and tastes pretty yummy, although occasionally (depending on the year) it does have a kick like a mule! Warning: It is also really important to pick a Madiran which is traditionally made. In most wines, modern processing methods remove all health benefits from the grapes and you’re left with cheap plonk which will hasten your heart attack, not prevent it. So choose wisely.
And if you want to know more about the world’s best wines, seek detailed advice from the nude blogging world’s resident wine connoisseur (plus you’ll find a gorgeous nude at the bottom of each and every bottle.)
Talking of tipples and nipples, here's Lou-Lou.
posted by Lin at 12:34 PM
1 Comments:
Thanks for the link. I'll keep you posted as the hundreds of inquiries flow in.
All of what you say is undoubtedly true. Nevertheless, I don't think I'll be seeking out that Madiran wine. I've got enough not-too-bad plonk lying in cellar that may (or may not) provide the desired health benefits, but will definitely be more enjoyable than something from the Pyrénées.
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