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[bionicdog] 22/12/2006 08:22

Merry xmas all.
I seem to have "accidentaly" accumulated 7 cases for the festive period , so it may not be possible to post for a while.

[waldron] 17/12/2006 09:19

that not very knarf of you,besides i wanted to show you what you had missed.

and now thats a knarf of this.

enjoy


knarf, knarf ,knarf when they had filled the glass to the brim


ps the wine was sancerre and saint amour

[knarf] 17/12/2006 08:57

ps score 3360

[knarf] 17/12/2006 08:45

Waldron ,thanks for posting this on the 17th as the offer finished 2 days ago ,so what wine have you been on,lol

[waldron] 17/12/2006 08:39

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[ariane] 13/12/2006 06:53

One glass of wine a day adds years to your life
12/12/06
By Victoria Fletcher
Health Editor

DRINKING at least one glass of wine or beer every day helps you live longer.

Men who drink up to four small bottles of beer or four small glasses of wine a day will cut their risk of dying by almost a fifth.

Women who drink two 100ml glasses of wine or 200ml bottles of beer will achieve the same benefit.

Doctors already knew that drinking red wine in moderation cuts the risk of suffering heart disease.

But the latest research into one million people shows that drinking alcohol every day cuts the risk of death from all causes.

Experts believe that compounds found in wine, beer and cider may protect the body against cancer, diabetes and heart problems because alcohol reduces levels of bad cholesterol while boosting the amount of good cholesterol in the blood.

Scientists who carried out the research said that alcohol can also act as an anti-inflammatory – reducing the inflammation in cells which is one of the biggest triggers for disease.

They said that polyphenols and anti-oxidants in wine and beer are believed to help cells repair themselves when DNA is damaged.

Professor Giovanni de Gaetano, director of the Research Laboratories at the Catholic University in Italy who worked on the study, said that moderation was the key.

"We already know that red wine is linked to reducing the risk of heart disease, but this study found that other alcohol such as beer is as good," he said.

"Alcohol contains substances that can protect the body from diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease and this study underlines its beneficial effects.

"But the key is not to drink too much as excess immediately increases the risk of an early death."

The professor added other studies suggested that drinking spirits would not offer the same protective effects.

Last night, public health experts backed the findings.

Dr Becky Lang, a public health nutritionist, said: "This is good news because it shows you can enjoy a drink and know it is doing you some good.

"This builds on information we already had on the benefits of drinking red wine but extends it to beer... but only in moderation."

[waldron] 11/12/2006 07:00

What to Buy the Wine Lover Who Has Almost Everything Already

By John Mariani

Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- We live in an age of gadgetry and gimmickry, so why should wine be any different? Where once a good corkscrew and an ice bucket was all that was needed to enjoy a bottle of wine, we now have scores of gizmos for wine lovers with a bit too much money and a lot of time on their hands.

Consider, for instance, an ``authentic oak wine barrel bistro'' wine-tasting table ``handmade and finished in South Africa'' for $995.95. Or a replica of a 19th-century pewter wine opener for $119.95. Or the $59.95 funnel to prevent sediment from entering a $249.95 decanter named after Mozart, which, of course, you place in your decanter drying stand ($34.95) after having wiped it clean with a decanter brush ($8.95).

Then there's the ``Vino Bambino'' and ``Mom and Dad's Special Blend'' shirts for babies ($39.95 for infants 6-12 months) to go with Mom's ``Wine Diva'' V-neck ($24.95). Or ``Winery Dogs of Napa,'' a book with photos of 120 dogs that live at Napa Valley wineries ($34.95). You can even buy a pack of playing cards marked with 104 different grape varieties ($14.95).

These and 71 pages more of wine-related gifts are in the current International Wine Accessories holiday 2006 catalog, along with dozens of glasses, corkscrews and walk-in storage units costing thousands of dollars.

Unlike most of these items, temperature- and humidity- controlled wine-storage units make a lot of sense, and I would urge anyone with a collection of more than 100 expensive wines to consider getting one. Smaller units holding about 30 bottles can be found in the catalog for under $400. Designer models done up as oak credenzas go for $1,600 and up, while ``state of the art'' Vinotheque Wine Cellars, with capacities of 560 bottles, will run you as much as $9,395.

Gadgets for Paranoids

For the more paranoid oenophile, there is a wireless monitor to tell you the temperature and humidity in your wine cellar from up to 80 feet away, lest the Cellarmate cooling system you paid $5,995 for goes on the fritz (one-year limited guarantee).

Then there are several accessories I'm not so sure about. Some are little more than pricier alternatives to things you already have around the house, like the IWA Crystal Care 2000 cleaning solution -- $14.95 for two bottles. There is a laminated strip wine label remover ($49.95 for a set of 100), and bottleneck drip stoppers (three for $39.95) for those who don't want to use a paper towel or coaster.

Others are kind of handy, like the ``Vintemp Infrared Thermometer'' ($24.95, with key chain, $44.95), which looks like a penlight that you press against a wine bottle for an instant temperature reading. Not a bad little item if you're obsessed with serving your wines at exact temperatures.

Instant Aging

Then there is this ... thing called the Clef du Vin Wine Aging System ($99.95 for the Pocket Professional, $299.95 for the Elegance 3-Piece set). It purports to modify gradually ``the organoleptic qualities of your wine (taste, smell, flavours, bouquet)'' when you dip an amoeba-shaped piece of metal into a wine. Dip for one second, your wine is said to age by one year. Two seconds, two years, and so on.

The package says Clef du Vin won a silver medal at something called Lepine International Inventions Contest in Paris in 2004, and that 10 years of research went into four international patents to produce it. Not surprisingly, the alchemy of Clef du Vin is not explained in any of the package's literature, so before testing it out, I sent it to Roger Boulton, professor of oenology at the University of California at Davis, for an opinion.

Taste Test

``The implication that any and all wines you'd put the Clef du Vin into for one, two, or three seconds will somehow age them at the same speed and to the same extent is a sweeping generalization,'' he told me in a phone interview. ``One year of aging for a white wine, a big red wine or a young wine means different things, and different people will taste differently too. Certainly simply sticking a single metal into a wine won't do it, but if you left it in for a long time some oxidation would occur. If you can afford a bottle of Romanee-Conti, go ahead and try it, but I think you might potentially ruin the wine.''

Since I was not about to try Clef du Vin on a $1,000 bottle of Romanee-Conti, I tested it on a just-released Beaujolais Nouveau; a big-bodied, four-year-old Italian red; and a chilled two-year-old California white. I tasted the wines before inserting the Clef du Vin and after I dipped it for one second, then two seconds, then 10 seconds. I sipped, I wrinkled my nose, I concentrated hard, but I could detect no changes whatsoever in any of the wines.

After perusing the IWA catalog, I think I'll go with a sure thing and just give my wine-loving friends a bottle of wine.

(John Mariani writes on wine for Bloomberg News. The opinions expressed are his own.)

To contact the writer on this story: John Mariani at [e-mail] .

Last Updated: December 11, 2006 00:09 EST

[knarf] 07/12/2006 17:56

try this for all the deals

[grupo guitarlumber] 07/12/2006 08:36

chuckle,woof

enjoy your day
best wishes from my two Labs

ps

sparrows on the increase here,think you're barking up the wrong tree

[bionicdog] 07/12/2006 08:21

That's what they tell you , this is the real reason for the decline in the sparrow population.

[bionicdog] 06/12/2006 19:08

A small chicken is a sparrow isn't it?
Tesco even more mental than before.

[ariane] 06/12/2006 17:48

after a hard day at the office, i'am sitting down to a small chicken with
chips to be washed down with a chilled Sancerre.


Let the festivities begin

[bionicdog] 02/12/2006 16:41

Look at this little beauty.

[bionicdog] 02/12/2006 15:24

25% off everthing at Tesco in store if you buy 6 bottles or more. Most of the special offer stuff has gone up to normal price to compensate , so it's worth looking at the things that are never reduced. The Douglas Green chenin blanc is now a daft £3.36 , it's worth a fiver of anyone's money and is a 14.5% white to boot. The Brown Brothers muscat is a giveaway at £3.74 as is the penfolds bin 28 at £7.49. Xmas has come early , so get all of your expensive wine gifts now.
That Penfolds premium case I mentioned the other day is now £50 off , down to £150.

[bionicdog] 01/12/2006 20:54

Sounds like a quack to me , my doctor is a Mr John Young of Wandsworth and he assures me that my consumption is if anything on the conservative side.

[nurdin] 01/12/2006 16:51

lol..I am sure my doctor wouldnt agree with you but its music to my ears :o)

[bionicdog] 01/12/2006 16:48

You are correct.
1 bottle is not really drinking at all to moderate drinking.
2-3 bottles is normal drinking.
4+ bottles is called a Friday night.

[nurdin] 01/12/2006 16:44

What is modertae drinking? I sometimes think a bottle an evening is moderate but others may think differently :o)

[siasgang] 01/12/2006 16:21

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[waldron] 01/12/2006 16:05

Last Updated: Thursday, 30 November 2006, 00:09 GMT

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Red wine health locations found

Procyanidin levels depend on how the wine is made
Those seeking a longevity-boosting tipple should turn their attention to red wines from Sardinia and south-west France, a study concludes.
UK researchers discovered chemicals called procyanidins were responsible for red wine's well-documented heart-protecting effect.

And they found traditionally made wines from these areas had more procyanidins than wines in other parts of the world.

The research is published in the journal Nature.

There is a 19th century expression: 'A man is only as old as his arteries'

Professor Roger Corder, Queen Mary, University of London

Previous studies have revealed regular, moderate consumption of red wine is linked to a reduced risk of heart disease and lower mortality.

A class of chemicals called polyphenols, of which there are many varieties, are thought to be responsible.

Using endothelial cells (cells that line the vascular system), the researchers pinpointed polyphenols called procyanidins as those that provided the most potent protective effect.

They then tested red wines from around the world to measure their levels of procyanidins, including wines from Nuoro province in Sardinia and the Gers region of the Midi-Pyrenees in south-west France, areas famous for their population's longevity.

They discovered wines from these regions had on average between two and four times the level of procyanidin compared with wines from countries including Spain, Australia, South America and the US.

Traditionally made

Professor Roger Corder, from the William Harvey Research Institute, at Queen Mary, University of London, said: "There is a 19th Century expression: 'A man is only as old as his arteries', which can be taken to mean that those with the healthiest arteries live longer.

"So it was of great interest to us when we found both in Sardinia and in south-west France that the wines made in these in areas had higher levels of procyanidins."

The researchers believe the way that wines are made is the key.

In traditional wine making, said Professor Corder, grapes have a three to four week fermentation period, allowing for full extraction of the chemical from the skin and the seed.

Those who do enjoy a tipple should keep within the recommended levels

Cathy Ross, British Heart Foundation

Modern-style wines are only fermented for a week, resulting in little or no procyanidin.

He added that the grape was also important and the tannat, cabernet sauvignon and Nebbiolo grapes made procyanidin-rich wines.

Professor Corder said: "The traditional production methods used in Sardinia and south-western France ensure that the beneficial compounds, procyanidins, are efficiently extracted.

"This may explain the strong association between consumption of traditional tannic wines with overall wellbeing, reflected in greater longevity."

Cathy Ross, cardiac nurse at the British Heart Foundation (BHF), said: "While we have known for some time that a moderate amount of alcohol can help to reduce your risk of developing heart disease, we would not recommend anyone to start drinking. Those who do enjoy a tipple should keep within the recommended levels.

"There are better ways to reduce your risk. Stopping smoking, eating a healthy diet low in saturated fat and getting at least 30mins of exercise five times a week will all help your heart."