2 Glasses!?!? Yeah! I like the sounds of that!

I have no idea why, but i've never tried Pinot Noir...I guess I know what
i'll be picking up from the liquor store on the way home from the gym.

Erik


"Bob" > wrote in message
...
> Erik,
>
> There are so many studies, there are studies of the studies.
>
> Bottom line though is Resveratrol and its high concentration in Pinot
> Noir, which is the wine type producing the resveratrol used in almost
> all of the studies of it.
>
> As one poster points out - Resveratrol mimics a restricted calorie diet
> which is one of the things proven to extend life. However, moderation
> is again called for and the time to consume the wine is important also.
> The regimen calls for 2 (2-4 oz) glasses of Pinot Noir for men and 1
> glass for women. It also works best if consumed with the evening meal.
>
> Grape juice is on the list of things that contain Resveratrol but the
> amount is almost negligible compared to Pinot Noir. The closest wine to
> Pinot Noir in resveratrol, if I remember correctly, is burgundy and it
> contains a fraction of the resveratrol that Pinot Noir does.
>
> Fill the glass and let's start eating,
>
> Bob
>
> Erik Hornung wrote:
> >
> > I've been laying on the couch listening to a new Charlie Parker CD and
> > sipping a glass of Masi Vallipociella (sp?) and I came to a realization.
I
> > was thinking of all the people I knew who enjoyed wine, on a regular
> > basis...mostly older family members or the parents of my closer friends.
> > However i'm not thinking of friends, because they're mostly all still
> > youthful like me at the age of 23...so they dont pertain to this
> > realization, that i'm about to come to. This realization being,
they're
> > all in outstanding health! Two parents of friends, one 75 and the other
60
> > something are both marathon runners, my father and avid wine-o has
never
> > had high cholesterol and is in excellent shape, and several other people
> > come to mind...
> >
> > Is there any correlation between wine drinkers and optimum, or
exceedingly
> > good health? Is it that avid wine lovers live a certain kind of
lifestyle?
> > However several of these people i thought about all live different
> > lifestyles....
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Erik
> >
> > P.S. I apologize for all the typos, grammar errors and grade 6 writing
> > level. It's the 'pocella...
>
> --
> In times of change, there is no incentive so great, and no
> medicine so powerful as hope for a better tomorrow.