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Choosing The Perfect Holiday Wine

Oh my God, it?s almost Christmas and I have guests coming, one is a real wine connoisseur and if I don?t have JUST the right wine, I know I?ll never hear the end about it.

Exactly what wine do I serve with turkey; I haven?t a clue, not to mention the ham, or an after dinner wine. Should I stick with my old standby Pinot, or break out the Chardonnay? Wait, he?ll just think that?s run of the mill, I know I?ll open a bottle of Gruner Veltliner, surely that will impress him.

While you may not have had exactly these thoughts, if you plan on serving wine with dinner, the choices sometimes can be daunting, but the answer is rather simple, go for the middle road. If you?ll planning on serving a sumptuous feast, then set out some white and red wine, so your guests will have a choice. If you?re interested in going a step further, then a specific wine that compliments your entrees would be a wise decision.

In the dark still? Don?t worry, I?ll offer a few suggestions that will get the juices flowing, or the bubbly sparkling. Since these are the holidays and most of us are in a festive mode, Champagne is an excellent choice to serve with appetizers like mixed nuts, cheeses or salty snacks.

FACTOID: La M?thode Champenoise, is the original way of making Champagne and is more than 260 years old. Champagne, the wine that sparkles, can be served at the beginning of a meal, or at any time, it is very versatile.

Hopefully you?ll be among friends over the holiday, if so a bit of experimentation might be the perfect answer. As you shop the wine stores, many will offer tasting and advice, ?listen and heed well oh student?, for these shop keepers are more than likely connoisseurs themselves and want you to come back, don?t be afraid to tell them your budget.

How much wine will you (and hopefully your guests) consume over the holiday season? If more than a bottle or two, consider buying by the case you?ll find discounts from 10 to 15 percent, and that can add up. Too much wine for your budget? Talk to family, friends and neighbors, maybe the costs can be shared, lowering everyone?s (per bottle) expense.

Since this article is about wine and food for the holidays, when you shop, look for food friendly wines. There are many that suit the bill (just ask) some good choices might be:

Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc

Beaujolais from France,

Pinot Noir,

Chianti from Italy,

and Rioja from Spain

Now then... how much wine is Uncle Joe going to drink? We don?t want him teetering, so plan on about two glasses per guest with the ratio being approximately (and tailor to your taste and budget) 60 percent white and 40 percent red.

When all is said and done and the guests are out the door, or snoring quietly (we hope) in their rooms, just push the cork back into the bottle and place the bottle in the fridge. Plan on consuming it over the next 3 to 5 days and you?ll be in good spirits (ah, I mean shape).

Have a great time, a good meal, and remember not to drink and drive.

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Wine Could Reduce High Level of Cholesterol

Cholesterol control could be an enjoyable experience for those who take liquors, as wine is the newly inducted remedy for controlling high cholesterol. It sounds unbelievable but it has been proven that intake of wine could reduce high level of bad cholesterol. So, wine helps in preventing coronary artery diseases.

Although it's not medically preferred but for those who already are in a habit of taking wine, this finding is merry making. They need to regulate the amount of wine consumption though. This remedy serves the purpose only when taken in a regulated amount.

Usually doctors don't suggest wine remedy to those who are wary of consuming liquors but on few occasions doctors have been found recommending red wine to curtail a surge in LDL, the bad cholesterol. Folks who already take alcohol are advised to keep moderate level of wine consumption to keep LDL under control. If taken limitlessly, wine could act contrary to what it is suggested for.

Wine could control total cholesterol by increasing a little amount of HDL or good cholesterol that lowers down bad cholesterol level in blood. HDL does so by bringing LDL back to liver from blood, reducing thereby the total cholesterol level. Wine could affect cholesterol in other ways too. Like, wine usually comes with anti oxidant elements and certain other chemicals such as resveratrol and flavonoids which directly attack bad cholesterol and eliminate it from arteries. These elements including Vitamin E are found in wine and serve as anti coagulants, preventing the plaque formation in arteries. It shows that wine by regulating LDL could save you from danger of coronary artery complications.

While consuming wine you are not meant to take more than two pegs a day. What specifically comes to your rescue in case of high cholesterol with probably negligible side effects is one or two drink of red wine. Along with resveratrol red wine comes with chemical called saponins that happen to be a prolific LDL eliminator. Catechin is another beneficial content of red wine that serves the same purpose. With constant but regulated intake of red wine you lessen your chances of developing cardiovascular problems by thirty percent. You must not wonder about efficacy of red wine in cholesterol control as it is extracted from red grapes that already happen to be a natural cholesterol reducer.

A moderate amount of wine often tend to reduce over all fat content of body that also result in reduction of total cholesterol.

To sum up, wine consumption if incorporated in your life style would probably keep you away from high cholesterol and related complications. However it's not a preferred practice and American Heart Association is quite wary of this peaking connotation of wine's efficacy.

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