| Mini wine bottles are fantastic. I am partial to a | | | | was the only one with a bottle in my hands. So |
| glass of Red Red Wine, as the song goes, and like | | | | now I compromise with mini bottles and my |
| to think there are health benefits of wine to allow | | | | handbag routine has saved me from some |
| me to enjoy my glass even more! Like all alcohol | | | | embarrassing moments! |
| drinks, Grandmas advice of moderation applies. | | | | So are there health benefits of wine? Is white |
| That is one of the reasons I think mini wine | | | | wine better or worse than the health benefits of |
| bottles are a great idea. You can indulge in your | | | | red wine? In the making of white wine, the skin |
| glass of favourite wine yet not feel compelled to | | | | of the grape is removed in the process. Red wine |
| finish the bottle with a "waste not want not" way | | | | ends up containing more antioxidants due to |
| of thinking. Some wine does not taste as good if | | | | retaining both the seed and skin of the grape. Red |
| left to sit in a bottle until the next time you get a | | | | wine has flavonoids and one if it's antioxidants, |
| chance to enjoy a drink. With a smaller bottle, | | | | Resveratrol, helps to protect the blood vessels |
| you do not need to worry about wastage and | | | | lining your heart. Resveratrol is also believed to |
| spoiling of your wine. | | | | reduce bad cholesterol, inflammation and blood |
| These mini wine bottles also make a great gift to | | | | clots. |
| your friend. Try putting them in a basket with | | | | It is thought that drinking several alcohol drinks |
| some dark chocolate candy, organic decaf coffee | | | | daily may increase your chance of breast cancer. |
| or organic coffee beans and some oil, such as | | | | If you stick to one glass a day your risk is quite |
| flaxseed oil, and there you go - you have a | | | | low, but it is your choice and you need to balance |
| fabulous special present to give to friends and | | | | the risk of heart disease and breast cancer. It is |
| family. | | | | the quantity of alcohol that is drunk that is |
| Mini bottles fit in your pocket easily if doing a | | | | important. Research and studies are being done to |
| "grab and run out the door" sort of thing, or | | | | find out more about the link between breast |
| another good option is discretely placing in your | | | | cancer and alcohol drinks, along with the health |
| handbag - and ladies we all own up to having a | | | | benefits of red wine and Resveratrol. |
| handbag that could do the job for that, couldn't | | | | So take away the temptation of drinking the |
| we! I have done this myself when unsure on the | | | | complete bottle and try mini wine bottles instead. |
| evenings events, yet do not wish to turn up | | | | Enjoy your glass of wine, find some friends or |
| empty handed. Once or twice I have gone out | | | | family to savour the moment with, and relax |
| and taken a big bottle of wine and found that I | | | | knowing that one glass is ok. |