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- pamelah148 - 01-24-2006
I've got a kind of medical related question for you guys and maybe you can answer it for me. What is it in the red wine that is suppose to help to lower blood pressure? Is it in the grape or the tannins of the grape?
I guess I ask because I was wondering if Zins being from red grapes would have the same properties for this as the red wines. If I have posted this in the wrong place let me know. I would appreciate it if someone would also recommend another sipping soft red wine that they have tried and liked quite well other than Reunite Lambrusco. This newbie still in the sweet phase. Is Oliver any good or is it just a pretty bottle?
- winoweenie - 01-24-2006
Hi P148. I take it you're referring to white zinfandel instead of fully finished zins. Yes, it has the proper stuff to help your heart, just not in the quantities that the full blown reds have. WW
- Innkeeper - 01-24-2006
Try some of the lower priced Pinot Noirs such as Castle Rock. Pinot has been proven to have the highest levels of reversatrol(sp?). That is the ingredient in red wine that helps the heart.
- TheEngineer - 01-24-2006
YUPPPEEEE!!!
So now I can finally justify my expenditures on Burgundy....it's not for the wine...its for the heart!!!
(Would good burgundy be better then bad burgundy????) [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]
- pamelah148 - 01-24-2006
Thanks all, awesome answers, I'll tell you what this sure is alot more fun than taking medication and tastes better and better all the time. Got another question for you WW, what is the difference between white zins and fully finished zins taste wise and who produces good fully finished zins.
- Innkeeper - 01-24-2006
It is the difference between a lolly pop and a grilled sirloin steak.
- winoweenie - 01-24-2006
P they're both made from zinfandel grapes but white zin grapes are crushed and the juice is allowed to run off almost immediately while regular zinfandel grapes are crushed and the juice remains in contact with the skins for weeks or until the winemaker feels it has obtained the desired structure. Read some of the posts under the zin thread. I doubt you're ready yet to try the full monty. WW
- barnesy - 01-24-2006
One aspect that is overlooked in the lowering of blood pressure is the alcohol itself. It thins the blood a bit and thus makes blood easier to pump. This benefit is achieved at up to 5 servings per day, but anything past 2 is considered bad for the liver. So any color of wine will techniquely give you this benefit, but red has a bunch of other stuff that good for you, like the tannins.
Of course, if your WW, you have to take in your own cab or zin if you need a blood transplant at the hospital. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/wink.gif[/img] He has the only Red Cross blood donor card that reads "Blood Type: bordeaux"
Barnesy
- pamelah148 - 01-24-2006
Thanks guys, I appreciate your replies. I usually don't go over 2 glasses. I believe it's helped in that it has helped me to relieve stress in which has lowered my blood pressure. I think this is a better way and have seen good results. Besides if I go over 2 glasses with an alcohol content of 6% I'm flying pretty high. I'm just a light weight. This is all new to me and was suggested by my doctor. You guys don't know how much your appreciated for your knowledge to us wine dummies.
Thankyou again. WW I'll wait awhile before I go the full monty work my way to it, unless I just get a hair up my you know what and decide to plunge into it.