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To Stay Slim, Try Nuts, Wine, Sleep

New studies address weight issues

(Newser) - A wealth of findings offer some new tips to keep off the pounds. Looks like tree nuts, red wine, and plenty of sleep can all help you stay fit.

Researchers found that nut eaters weighed less and had a lower waist circumference and BMI than those who don't eat

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Sedentary Lifestyle? You
May Want to Drink Red Wine

Sedentary Lifestyle? You May Want to Drink Red Wine

Resveratrol helps fight side effects of sedentary lifestyle: study

(Newser) - An ingredient in red wine makes it a healthy treat for astronauts, according to a new study that could have some earth-bound implications. Scientists found that resveratrol, long considered a "healthy" ingredient in red wine, helps fight some of the negative side effects of being weightless—and possibly of...

Forklift Drops $1M
Worth of Red Wine

Jul 22, 2011 11:00 AM CDT

Forklift Drops $1M Worth of Red Wine

Australian shiraz reduced to boozy mess

(Newser) - There's no use crying over spilled milk, but spilled wine? That's another story. Especially when it's $1 million worth. An unsteady forklift dropped a container full of fine Australian wine, smashing most of the bottles. Sparky Marquis of Mollydooker Wines tells the AP that when workers opened...

12 Little-Known Wines
Worth Trying

Jul 13, 2010 2:52 PM CDT

12 Little-Known Wines Worth Trying

You may not have heard of them, but they're 'thrilling'

(Newser) - Ready to move beyond familiar cabernet sauvignons and chardonnays? Eric Asimov of the New York Times suggests a dozen little-known but “thrilling” wines to explore:

Assyrtiko: This white wine grape from the volcanic island of Santorini “produces dry, deliciously minerally wines” that pair well with seafood.
Frappato: These

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Take the
Mystery Out
of the Wine List

Jun 27, 2010 5:08 AM CDT

Take the Mystery Out of the Wine List

Riesling, Oregon, Costieres de Nimes, and Kermit Lynch are your friends

(Newser) - Ordering wine in a restaurant can be intimidating, but it doesn't have to be. "Quit being afraid of wine!" wine blogger Nilay Gandhi writes for The Awl . "There's one truth to that wine list you're so terrified to negotiate: it's full of baloney." You can't go...

Forget the Gym,
Ladies—Wine
Makes You
Thinner

Forget the Gym, Ladies—Wine Makes You Thinner

Study: Women who drink red wine pack on fewer pounds

(Newser) - What women who keep slim in middle age have in common isn't a brutal gym routine or an raw-vegetable diet—it's a glass or two of wine a day. So claims a new study that followed the weight fluctuations of almost 20,000 middle-age women over 13 years and found...

Sorry, Weekend Boozers: Daily Drinking Is Healthier

Feb 19, 2010 11:49 AM CST

Sorry, Weekend Boozers: Daily Drinking Is Healthier

A few glasses of certain red wines each day helps your heart

(Newser) - Every week there seems to be a new study showing how wine protects against cancer…or can kill you. The one thing most researchers seem to agree on: Red is better than white. But which red, and how much? Will Lyons tackles the question in his Wall Street Journal column,...

French Nailed
for Selling
Fake Pinot
to Gallo

Feb 18, 2010 5:47 AM CST

French Nailed for Selling Fake Pinot to Gallo

E and J Gallo unwittingly sold fake Red Bicyclette

(Newser) - French winemakers have been convicted in a massive scam to dupe unwitting Yanks by passing off 18 million bottles of a cheaper wine as Pinot Noir. The French producers sold the wine to major US buyer E and J Gallo for its popular Red Bicyclette brand. By calling a cheaper...

Spoiled Wine Used to Generate Electricity

Dec 16, 2009 10:54 AM CST

Spoiled Wine Used to Generate Electricity

Scientists turn wine waste into energy

(Newser) - Scientists have found a way to turn bad wine into good energy, a step, they hope, toward a new, cost-effective way to treat wastewater generated by wineries. The process, currently being tested in Napa, uses a common bacteria to turn unwanted vinegar and sugars into electricity and hydrogen. This should...

White Wine Hurts the Choppers

Oct 21, 2009 5:07 AM CDT

White Wine Hurts the Choppers

Experts recommend eating cheese to reduce effect on tooth enamel

(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...

Chianti Makers
Not Toasting
Powdered Wine

Jul 9, 2009 2:45 AM CDT

Chianti Makers Not Toasting Powdered Wine

(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...

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

Jun 29, 2009 4:52 PM CDT

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

Exporters try to cast off a critic's harsh judgment

(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...

Found: Good, Cheap US Wines

OPINION

May 19, 2009 2:17 PM CDT

Found: Good, Cheap US Wines

(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...

Merlot's Back From the Brink

Wine Review

Mar 14, 2009 1:54 PM CDT

Merlot's Back From the Brink

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

(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.” Winemakers...

Barolos Are Back

WINE REVIEW

Feb 4, 2009 1:09 PM CST

Barolos Are Back

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

(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...

How to Wine as
You Dine on Turkey

WINE REVIEW

Nov 12, 2008 12:03 PM CST

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

(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,"...

BioBeer: This Bud's for Cancer

Oct 23, 2008 2:59 AM CDT

BioBeer: This Bud's for Cancer

Brewski to combat cancer, heart disease

(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...

Wine for Breakfast?
A Fan Makes His Case

GLOSSIES

Oct 16, 2008 4:17 PM CDT

Wine for Breakfast? A Fan Makes His Case

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

(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 day’...

Bail Out Your Wine Budget

WINE REVIEW

Sep 24, 2008 6:00 PM CDT

Bail Out Your Wine Budget

(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...

Say Ciao to Chianti,
Sip This Red Instead

WINE REVIEW

Sep 17, 2008 2:55 PM CDT

Say Ciao to Chianti, Sip This Red Instead

(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...