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Wine in a can
Yes, the day has come. Now I won't look like such a boozer drinking cheap wine form the bottle all the time. But wait, this is only a concept? Yes, the day has come. Now I won't look like such a boozer drinking cheap wine form the bottle all the time. But wait, this is only a ... more
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French Winemakers on rampage!
MONTPELLIER, France: Winemakers in southern France have burned two police cars and vandalized supermarkets during protests to demand government aid.
Vintners in the Languedoc-Roussillon region have been protesting plummeting prices for their wines as well as rising fuel costs.
A regional official, Cyrille Schott, said that protesters broke windows at the courthouse in the city of Montpellier. In nearby Montagnac, protesters wielding baseball bats chased police officers from their vehicles and set the cars on fire, he added.
Interior Minister Michèle Alliot-Marie said the protesters had tried to burn a police car carrying six officers, the newspaper Le Figaro reported on its Web site.
"That is called attempted homicide," she said, adding that the authorities would investigate.
Schott also said that protesters damaged four bank buildings.
At three regional supermarkets they trashed the wine aisles, Schott said, adding that two police officers were slightly hurt in the protests Wednesday and early Thursday.
Philippe Vergnès, president of a wine growers' syndicate in the Aude region in south-central France, said that 98 percent of 15,000 vineyards there had been "crippled financially." He urged the government to come up with a plan to help the region.
Soaring oil prices have led to protests across Europe and Asia. MONTPELLIER, France: Winemakers in southern France have burned two police cars and vandalized supermarkets during protests to demand g... more -
White wine with the health benefits of red?
A white wine with the same health benefits as red has been developed by scientists. The wine, from Israel, has boosted levels of plant chemicals which are thought to combat heart disease.
Red wine is naturally fortified with the polyphenol compounds, which are concentrated in grape skins. Fermenting the skins of grapes along with their juice gives red wine its colour, and antioxidant properties.
A white wine with the same health benefits as red has been developed by scientists. The wine, from Israel, has boosted levels of plant... more -
Great Summer Adventures
Seeking out the local sights, sounds, and tastes of summer. Our goal is to create some once (or first) in a lifetime experiences combined with some of our favourite summer activities. Seeking out the local sights, sounds, and tastes of summer. Our goal is to create some once (or first) in a lifetime experiences combi... more
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Alcohol abuse costs each Canadian an estimated $463 annually
Direct health care costs for alcohol abuse exceed those of cancer and create a $1 billion economic burden each year.
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New hints that red wine may slow aging
Red wine may be much more potent than was thought in extending human lifespan, researchers say in a new report that is likely to give impetus to the rapidly growing search for longevity drugs.
The study is based on dosing mice with resveratrol, an ingredient of some red wines. Some scientists are already taking resveratrol in capsule form, but others believe it is far too early to take the drug, especially using wine as its source, until there is better data on its safety and effectiveness.
The report is part of a new wave of interest in drugs that may enhance longevity. On Monday, Sirtris, a startup founded in 2004 to develop drugs with the same effects as resveratrol, completed its sale to GlaxoSmithKline for $720 million.Sirtris is seeking to develop drugs that activate protein agents known in people as sirtuins.
“The upside is so huge that if we are right, the company that dominates the sirtuin space could dominate the pharmaceutical industry and change medicine,” Dr. David Sinclair of the Harvard Medical School, a co-founder of the company, said Tuesday. Serious scientists have long derided the idea of life-extending elixirs, but the door has now been opened to drugs that exploit an ancient biological survival mechanism, that of switching the body’s resources from fertility to tissue maintenance. The improved tissue maintenance seems to extend life by cutting down on the degenerative diseases of aging.
The reflex can be prompted by a faminelike diet, known as caloric restriction, which extends the life of laboratory rodents by up to 30 percent but is far too hard for most people to keep to and in any case has not been proven to work in humans. Research started nearly 20 years ago by Dr. Leonard Guarente of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology showed recently that the famine-induced switch to tissue preservation might be triggered by activating the body’s sirtuins.
Dr. Sinclair, a former student of Dr. Guarente, then found in 2003 that sirtuins could be activated by some natural compounds, including resveratrol, previously known as just an ingredient of certain red wines.Dr. Sinclair’s finding led in several directions. He and others have tested resveratrol’s effects in mice, mostly at doses far higher than the minuscule amounts in red wine. One of the more spectacular results was obtained last year by Dr. John Auwerx of the Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology in Illkirch, France. He showed that resveratrol could turn plain vanilla, couch-potato mice into champion athletes, making them run twice as far on a treadmill before collapsing.
The company Sirtris, meanwhile, has been testing resveratrol and other drugs that activate sirtuin. These drugs are small molecules, more stable than resveratrol, and can be given in smaller doses. In April, Sirtris reported that its formulation of resveratrol, called SRT501, reduced glucose levels in diabetic patients.The company plans to start clinical trials of its resveratrol mimic soon. Sirtris’s value to GlaxoSmithKline is presumably that its sirtuin-activating drugs could be used to treat a spectrum of degenerative diseases, like cancer and Alzheimer’s, if the underlying theory is correct. Red wine may be much more potent than was thought in extending human lifespan, researchers say in a new report that is likely to give ... more -
Study boosts wine chemical hopes
A chemical derived from red wine could one day help keep the heart "genetically young", claim researchers.
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers found that resveratrol appeared to halt age-related changes in the function of heart genes.
The effects, described in the PLOS One journal, appeared to mimic those produced by eating a very low calorie diet - known to prolong life.
But an expert said drinking wine would not achieve the effect.
Resveratrol, a plant polyphenol found in red wine, grapes and pomegranates, has been suggested as one of the reasons for the so-called "French paradox" - the relative longevity of the French despite a diet rich in artery-clogging animal fats.
A chemical derived from red wine could one day help keep the heart "genetically young", claim researchers. ... more -
You've tried the food, now it's time for Indian wine
A range of Indian wines is being launched in Britain in an attempt to conquer curry lovers' taste buds with blends designed to complement fiery food.
At a time when competition between French and New World wines is intensi-fying, south Asia's winemakers are determined to overcome what they say is a misconception that wines from India are inferior. By Arifa Akbar and Alice-Azania Jarvis A range of Indian wines is being launched in Britain in an attempt to conquer curry lovers' taste buds with blends designed to complem... more -
Winemaker Robert Mondavi Dead at 94
The legendary CA wine patriarch has died at the age of 94.
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Chinese man lived 256 years!
If this proves true, the late Li Ching-Yun of China would be the oldest person who has ever lived, surpassing the former record holder by more than 100 years. If this proves true, the late Li Ching-Yun of China would be the oldest person who has ever lived, surpassing the former record holder... more
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No accounting for taste?
A recent study showed that in a blind taste test people preferred a cheap bottle of Cava to an expensive bottle of Dom Perignon. Is personal taste more important than a critic's opinion? A recent study showed that in a blind taste test people preferred a cheap bottle of Cava to an expensive bottle of Dom Perignon. Is pe... more
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The Wine Trip: Lebanon
Not too many people think of Lebanon's Bekaa Valley as a wine travel destination, but Lebanon has much to offer the wine tourist.
While most think of Lebanon as a country that is always on the brink of Civil War, little is known about the country's fascinating wine culture and history. Wine has been produced in Lebanon for thousands of years and Lebanon produces some fantastic wines.
Come along on The Wine Trip as we explore the Beirut, the Bekaa Valley's wineries and the fabulous wine that lebanon produces. Not too many people think of Lebanon's Bekaa Valley as a wine travel destination, but Lebanon has much to offer the wine tourist. ... more -
Women: Drink wine, and stay sane.
Women who drink wine appear to be protected against dementia in middle age and the effect is strongest in women who drink wine exclusively, new research shows. Women who drink wine appear to be protected against dementia in middle age and the effect is strongest in women who drink wine exclusi... more
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Rapper Lil Jon starts winery
"It kind of came out of nowhere," Lil Jon told The Associated Press of his new venture, Little Jonathan Winery. "We were just going to do some private label stuff (for parties) and we did it, and people was like, `Hey, it's pretty nice.'" "It kind of came out of nowhere," Lil Jon told The Associated Press of his new venture, Little Jonathan Winery. "We were just going to... more
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UK MPs slam Brown over tax and alcohol
Gordon Brown was facing the first serious test of his political authority yesterday when a senior minister attacked his plans to raise alcohol duty in the budget and he was forced to respond to a tax revolt by backbench MPs. To defuse escalating concern over the centrepiece of his final budget as chancellor, Brown's whips promised to look again at claims that 5 million poorer households were being hurt by the abolition of the 10p income tax band. A group of normally loyal backbenchers had tabled an early day motion criticising the impact of the abolition and rejecting assurances given by ministers about its impact. Yesterday it also became clear that scientists advising the government over the reclassification of cannabis believe that it should stay as a class C drug, and not be upgraded to class B. Do you think cannabis should be reclassified as a more harmful drug in UK law? And should alcohol be taxed in order to fund social measures? Gordon Brown was facing the first serious test of his political authority yesterday when a senior minister attacked his plans to raise... more
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Lil Jon Gets into Winemaking
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAHHHHH!!!!
Lil Jon has moved on up from Crunk!! juice (an energy drink) and is now making his own wine! The new venture is called Little Jonathon Winery and is actually headed up not by Lil Jon but instead by winemaker Alison Crowe.
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Web 2.0 Show interviews Kevin Rose, Gary Vaynerchuk
... at the Future of Web Apps conference in Miami. Rose (founder and chief architect at Digg), and Vaynerchuk (web wine guru at http://tv.winelibrary.com/) talk Pownce, online TV shows, and other digital geekery. ... at the Future of Web Apps conference in Miami. Rose (founder and chief architect at Digg), and Vaynerchuk (web wine guru at http:... more
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