Wines for the festive season
Go for the creme de la creme of wines this Chinese New Year such as Egon Muller-Scharzhof, Wilhelm Haag, Joh Jos Prum, Helmut Donhoff and Schlossgut Diel.
TWO years ago my annual blood tests showed alarmingly that my "good" cholesterol (HDL) was down. For years, it had been within the normal range. All other parameters were normal. I had a choice. Take drugs OR drink more wine. No prizes offered as to my choice. More wine, especially red wine.
Within six months all the results were back to normal. Back to business!
It may be of interest to look at the relationship between wine and health, or more specifically, wine (alcohol) and heart disease. Some readers may recall the huge interest stimulated by the TV broadcast some four decades ago which was summarized in the popular press as the "French Paradox".
A recent survey at the time had shown that the incidence of heart disease in the population in the south of France (below Bordeaux) was very low, despite a diet rich i…
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