| A wine loving friend recently bounced off
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| | very different prices. All this is
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| a question to me, that he is frequently
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| | because of the skill and style and
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| bombarded with; why should one switch to
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| | philosophy of the winemaker which makes
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| wine when one is used to whisky and beer.
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| | it so interesting for the consumer. Once
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| His dilemma prompted me to pen this
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| | you get wine-educated and train your
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| Article. When I formed the Delhi Wine
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| | palate to recognize these differences you
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| Club three years ago, I was filled with
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| | can have the rest of your life of
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| passion and started with missionary zeal
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| | adventure ahead of you..
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| to convert as many whisky drinkers to
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| | Food and wine are really made for each
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| wine as possible. It would have been more
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| | other, if matched properly; even Indain
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| realistic goal for me to go to Mars
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| | food. You may possibly love your kebabs
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| during my lifetime! Mercifully, I changed
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| | with beer but not many would enjoy whisky
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| track and set out to motivate the Gen
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| | or vodka with their meal. The other day a
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| Next to this finer form of drink while
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| | friend and and I decided on a working
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| enjoying it with like minded people.
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| | brunch with Indian style gobhi-parathas
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| Before comparison, first the basic
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| | and egg-bhurji. We decided to split a
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| difference between the three beverages:
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| | bottle of chilled Babich 2003 Sauvignon
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| Based on the alcohol content, raw
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| | Blanc from Marlborough. The medium body,
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| materials and processing style there are
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| | highly perfumed wine with floral notes
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| three general categories; beer (3.5-7%),
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| | and tropical fruit flavour was a bit
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| wine ( 7-14%) and liquor (above 40%) . Of
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| | off-dry. But it really made the
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| course there are fortified wines and
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| | parataha-bhurji sing, adding to the taste
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| liqueurs that fall between 14-40% but
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| | like no other beverage could. Imagine
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| that is a small section). Liquor or
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| | having it with beer or whisky!
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| spirits include whisky, gin, vodka
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| | A subtle difference in the three
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| tequila and rum etc.
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| | beverages is the ‘romance factor’ of
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| A standard drink of beer, wine or liquor
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| | wine. It has been well established that
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| contains about the same amount of
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| | intake of alcohol increases the desire
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| alcohol, i.e., 12-20 gms. Several studies
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| | for sex in the same proportion as it
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| have shown that an intake of about 25-30
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| | decreases the performance. A bottle of
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| gm of alcohol in the form of any beverage
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| | wine split by a couple with food may take
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| improves the good cholesterol (HDL) and
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| | you to a romantic high but try it with a
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| reduces the bad one (LDL). Each type is
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| | 6-pack or a pint of whisky and you will
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| equally good for the heart and dementia.
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| | know what I mean.
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| So there is a 3-way tie here.
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| | Wine should not to be taken as an
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| But wine scores over the others due to
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| | alcoholic beverage. Alcohol is there to
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| its anti-aging properties, especially in
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| | give it various flavours. To get high or
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| the red wines due to the presence of
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| | higher you may enjoy your liquor. Also,
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| anti-aging compounds called flavonoids in
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| | due to the slow intake of wine with food
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| the skins, stems and pips. Studies have
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| | it is absorbed by the digestive system
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| also shown that white wine is good for
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| | unlike whisky which makes the alcohol go
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| colds and lungs get stronger, a
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| | straight into the bloodstream. In any
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| less-known feature that can actually help
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| | case, beyond a certain limit all the
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| smokers who cannot kick the habit.
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| | alcohol beverages are bad for liver, BP
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| Positive effects have been observed on
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| | etc and certainly, driving under their
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| cancer for men with no such benefits with
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| | influence is dangerous to your well
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| beer or whisky. No wonder the demographic
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| | being-and others’.
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| studies have shown that better educated
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| | The debate is an interesting one; enough
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| and health conscious people all over the
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| | to have Dr. Arthur Klatsky of San
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| world are switching over to wine.
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| | Francisco, a pioneer in conducting
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| As a beverage wine is unique in that it
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| | studies on Heart and Wine relationship
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| has so many features like colour,
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| | speak on the topic, ‘Beverage Choice:
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| bouquet, fruit, tannins, acidity,
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| | Is Wine Better Than Beer or Spirits?’
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| sweetness, body, aftertaste. Hundreds of
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| | during the 3rd International Heart and
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| grape varieties are used with different
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| | Health Summit being held in Napa,
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| blends, each giving its own
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| | California from March 2-5, 2005.
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| characteristics. Different areas,
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| | (www.winesummit.com). Incidentally Dr.
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| regions, styles of wine making put each
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| | Klatsky whom I met in Napa a couple of
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| wine label on almost a unique platform
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| | years ago is a healthy 90+ years young
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| unlike any other beverage.
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| | and has been having a glass of wine with
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| Wine as a lifestyle offers excitement
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| | dinner for over 30 years.
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| that lasts the lifetime. One can explore
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| | To summarize, I would tell my friend to
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| several unknown wine-related frontiers. A
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| | ‘live and let live’ and ‘each to
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| Merlot form Chile is different from the
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| | his own’. The benefits of wine over
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| one in California or St. Emillion. In
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| | other alcoholic beverages are plenty but
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| Bordeaux the Chateaux next to the First
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| | like a blue chip stock on one’s equity
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| Growth may not bring a fourth of the
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| | portfolio, it should be a major part of
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| price due its different climat. In
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| | the alcoholic beverage portfolio for a
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| Piedmont, the famous Gaja Barbaresco
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| | solid and healthy lifestyle. I end with a
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| wines fetch US $ 280 while the next door
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| | few simple lines:
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| neighbour Casetta sells for under US $40.
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| | Whisky could be risky Beer may be dear,
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| for a comparable bottle. In Burgundy, the
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| | But wine sure is fine And fine wine
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| two rows of vines, next to each other may
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| | simply divine.
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| belong to different producers and fetch
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