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red wine stories: 22 news summaries

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 White Wine Hurts the Choppers 

Experts recommend eating cheese to reduce effect on tooth enamel

Oct 21, 09 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - White wine is a lot worse for teeth than red, according to German researchers who studied human teeth soaked in various kinds of wine. The acid content of white wines like Reisling destroys enamel much faster than reds like Rioja, say the researchers. They recommend white wine fans drink while... More »

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dental health • wine • teeth • red wine • white wine • women's issues

(Newser) - Angry Italian winemakers say a product that changes water into wine is more insulting than miraculous, Der Spiegel reports. The vintners complain that the "wine powder," made by a Swiss company that caters to hikers, is a "terrible copy" of Italy's Chianti and gives the entire... More »

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Italy • wine • red wine • wine industry • powder

S. African Wines Aim to Put Brakes on 'Burnt Rubber' Rap

Exporters try to cast off a critic's harsh judgment

Jun 29, 09 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - South African is the ninth-largest producer of wine, with several distinctive varietals that should be poised to break into the global marketplace, the New York Times reports. But the country’s wines have been dogged by comments made in 2007 by an influential British wine critic, who said after a... More »

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wine • South Africa • critic • red wine • Britain • wine industry • Jay-ZTV • white wine • Jane MacQuitty

OPINION

 Found: Good, Cheap US Wines 


May 19, 09 2:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s not easy, but it is possible to find inexpensive American wine that “will fascinate and intrigue,” Eric Asimov writes in the New York Times. Whereas European vintners grow a diverse range of regional grapes, Americans generally stick to classics like cabernet sauvignon, resulting in “a... More »

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wine • red wine • sparkling wine • pinot noir • cabernet sauvignon • American • Eric Asimov • Jay-ZTV • white wine • pinot blanc • Lieb Family Cellars • Roederer Estate

Wine Review

 Merlot's Back From the Brink 

The economy's lousy, but cheap wine doesn't have to be

Mar 14, 09 1:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Merlot is “a meatloaf kind of wine,” and in a recession, such comforting, cheap stuff ought to be appealing, write Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher in their Wall Street Journal Tastings column. Unfortunately, “most inexpensive Merlot has been really bad for a really long time.”... More »

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wine • red wine • merlot

WINE REVIEW

 Barolos Are Back 

After bad stretch from 2002-03, pricey Italian red worth shelling out for again

Feb 4, 09 1:09 PM CST
(Newser) - A bottle of Barolo doesn’t come cheap, writes Eric Asimov in the New York Times, “but put that aside for a moment for these very good reasons: Barolo is a great wine, and it is a wine that I love.” Asimov sampled 25 bottles—limiting himself to... More »

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wine • red wine • Eric Asimov • Barolo

WINE REVIEW

 How to Wine as 
 You Dine on Turkey 

A panel of the Times' best and brightest drinks a bunch so you don't have to

Nov 12, 08 12:03 PM CST
(Newser) - With all the potential stress implicit in the Thanksgiving family feast, wine is one arena that shouldn't leave the host sweating bullets, writes Eric Asimov in the New York Times. The rules "couldn't be simpler": Like the food, Thanksgiving wine selection is all about "versatility and plentitude,"... More »

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New York Times • alcohol • wine • red wine • holiday • Thanksgiving • Eric Asimov

 BioBeer: This Bud's for Cancer 

Brewski to combat cancer, heart disease

Oct 23, 08 2:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Imagine a beer that can prevent cancer and heart disease—even stave off aging. Researchers at Rice University are attempting to craft just such a concoction, reports Computerworld, using a genetically modified strain of yeast that produces resveratrol, the same disease-busting compound found in red wine. The team hopes to... More »

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cancer • heart disease • beer • red wine • resveratrol • yeast • Rice University

GLOSSIES

 Wine for Breakfast? 
 A Fan Makes His Case  

Perhaps a glass of Merlot should replace your cup of coffee in the morning

Oct 16, 08 4:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The eggs are scrambling, the bacon is sizzling, the toast is, well, toasting. So kick back and pour yourself a glass of red zinfandel, writes Ryan D'Agostino in Esquire. This isn't some sophomore-year-of-college attempt to undo the excesses of the night before, but rather an innovative approach to the... More »

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wine • red wine • breakfast • Esquire

WINE REVIEW

 Bail Out Your Wine Budget 


Sep 24, 08 6:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - When it comes to wine, "the less spent, the better"—in both rich and lean times, writes Eric Asimov in the New York Times. Figuring the government "has bigger things to bail out than our wine bills," Asimov set out to find the French values in... More »

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France • wine • red wine • Loire Valley

WINE REVIEW

 Say Ciao to Chianti, 
 Sip This Red Instead 


Sep 17, 08 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's time to discover the pleasures of aglianico wines, writes Eric Asimov in the New York Times. While many drinkers familiarly sip Chianti and Barolo, aglianico consumption has been largely confined to the diffuse Southern Italian regions where the grape is grown. And while some of the leading aglianicos are... More »

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Italy • wine • red wine

OPINION

 Familiar 
 French Red 
 Gets Mod 
 Makeover 

Meet the sleeker,
but still affordable,
Côtes du Rhône

Sep 3, 08 11:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Today's Côtes du Rhône is no longer a middle-of-the-road red, writes Eric Asimov in the New York Times. France's wine industry is changing, and the region that once churned out bottles that were "light and fruity if you were lucky, more likely tart and harsh," has... More »

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France • red wine • wine industry • Côtes du Rhône

 Life Better, 
 Not Longer,  
 With Red Wine 

Resveratrol slows aging, doesn't fend off death: study

Jul 4, 08 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - A compound found in red wine significantly slows the aging process in lab mice, reports the Independent. In large doses, resveratrol counters damage to the heart caused by aging and boosts bone density, possibly combating osteoporosis, according to a new study. But it's too early to order 100 cases... More »

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obesity • cardiovascular disease • aging • red wine • resveratrol • osteoporosis • red grapes • National Institute of Ageing

 Red Wine Linked
 to Longer Life 

Grape ingredient could be used for anti-aging drugs

Jun 4, 08 5:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers have found new signs that the fountain of youth could be filled with red wine, the New York Times reports. Resveratrol, an ingredient in grape skins, has been found to slow the effects of aging by triggering a change in the body—making it switch resources from fertility to... More »

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health • wine • aging • life expectancy • red wine • resveratrol

French Wine Goes Pop

Wineries try 'New World'-style screw
caps, snazzy labels
to revive sales

Apr 27, 08 6:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - A screw-top Bordeaux? The once-laughable notion is bubbling up in France these days as wine makers try to reverse decades of sour sales, the AP reports. Even snazzy labels and boxed-wine-with-a-straw are fair game, after French wineries exported a record $15 billion last year with "New World"-style packaging. More »

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France • wine • red wine • wineries • wine industry • cork

OPINION

Pairing Leaves Writer Red-Faced

Times oenophile comes out of shell, tries vin rouge with his oysters — and lives!

Feb 29, 08 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Oysters and red wine? "Why not?" asks Eric Asimov in the New York Times. Wine pairing as a science can drain a meal of its pleasure, while instincts and taste-testing add adventure. After Parisian waiters twice recommended red with a foodie blogger's oysters, Asimov traded the usual suspects (muscadet,... More »

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food • wine • drinking • seafood • red wine • wineries • Champagne • oysters • pairing • muscadet • Chablis • Guinness • Dorie Greenspan • Arbois trousseau • Jacques Puffeney • Morgon • Marcel Lapierre • Chinon Les Picasses • Olga Riffault • Givry • Chofflet-Valdenaire

Glass of Red a Day May
Cut Heart Disease By 33%

New research shows in vino, health benefits

Nov 28, 07 11:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Here's to new evidence that red wine is good for the heart. Women who drank two glasses of red wine a day had higher levels of "good" HDL cholesterol and lower levels of substances that cause blood vessel inflammation, according to a study in the American Journal of Clinical ... More »

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heart disease • red wine • polyphenols • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Don't Cry: Onions Reduce Heart Risk

Red wine, tea, and apples also thwart artery inflammation

Nov 4, 07 7:13 PM CST
(Newser) - Onions and red wine can help reduce the risk of heart disease, researchers say. Both, along with tea and apples, contain a type of flavonoid compound called quercetin, which stalls chronic inflammation of the arteries. In one case, a lower dosage of the compound actually had a larger effect, the... More »

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heart disease • diet • tea • flavonoids • red wine • quercetin • onions • Institute of Food Research • inflammation • arteries • apple

In Vino ...
a Fountain
of Youth?

Harvard man finds red wine chemical helps mice live 24% longer

Aug 30, 07 5:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Harvard scientist armed with great salesmanship and optimism has isolated a red wine ingredient he says will make humans live longer and healthier. Resveratrol may be the chemical at rainbow’s end in the quest to activate the SIRT1 gene, Technology Review reports; David Sinclair has shushed some doubters... More »

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health • diabetes • wine • aging • life expectancy • red wine • resveratrol • SIRT1 • David Sinclair

Grapevine Genome
Yields Secrets

Discovery reveals what makes wine taste good and why it's good for you

Aug 27, 07 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Grapevines have extra genes that are responsible for making wine taste and smell so good, a new study finds. A team of researchers from France and Italy (where else?) mapped a pinot noir-related grapevine's genome and found it has twice as many genes linked to resin and oil—which give... More »

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genetics • wine • genetic mutation • genome • grapes • red wine • resveratrol • aging process • pinot noir

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