5 Curiosities About Wine To Consider Yourself a Wine Lover

That old story that good wine is old wine is actually a myth. Wines do change taste over the years, but the tendency is that most of them end up going bad. This evolution of flavors depends heavily on the mix of acids, sugars, phenols, and tannins. But it’s important to remember that the wine we know from the market will rarely age well.

It’s true! Wine can indeed be a good source of antioxidants, substances capable of protecting cells against the effects of free radicals produced by the body. A bottle of wine has the equivalent amount of antioxidants of roughly 20 glasses of apple juice and even 7 of orange juice. Curious, isn’t it?

That good old expression that is always said before taking the first sip of any drink has quite a curious origin. Back in ancient Greece, whenever a host received guests, he would take a sip of the wine himself to assure the guests that the wine was not poisoned.

Pairing wine with food happens because they produce a synergy when they come into contact together, transforming the two flavors into a third special one. And there’s more: many people also use wine with food to cleanse the taste buds in the mouth, meaning that each new bite feels like the first.

Due to its antioxidant action, as mentioned above, and the anti-inflammatory properties of the substances in wine, studies indicate that the drink can slow the progression of neurological diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer’s.

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