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THE WINERACK owner Don Isaak (right) and staffer Murray
virtues of wine consnmption at the facility's Park and Tilford

NEWS photo Paul McGrath

Bancroft raise their glasses to. toast.'the
jocation.©

Let wime flow an
imcrease longevit

THE FRENCH, especially those
living in southwest France,
exercise less, smoke more, and
eat a diet higher in saturated
fats than Canadians yet they
have one of the lowest heart
attack rates in the modern
world.

A typical North Vancouverite for
example, is three times more likely
to die of a heart attack than his
counterpart in. Aix-En-Provence.
The secret of what some call

French paradox? Red wine, con-
sumed regularly and prudently with
meals. We look to Don Isaak of the
Wine Rack of North Vancouver to

find out why.

Studies have shown that moder-

. ate consumption ‘of alcohol in the

form of wine, beer or spirits, leads to
reductions in the level of coronary
heart disease. Alcohol, like aspirin,
makes blood platelets jess sticky,
less able to form dangerous arterial
obstructions in form ‘of a “plaque
like” hardening of the arteries. In
addition, alcohol inhibits the body’s
production of  thromboxanes,
chemicals that signal blood platelets
into action.

Alcohol also relaxes muscles in
the arteries, preventing further
restrictions in blood flow, especially
at critical times of physical exertion.

Anti-Oxidants
Anti-oxidants are substances that
destroy free radicals that attack
healthy membranes in the

through a process called oxidation. -

Typical anti-oxidants are Vitamin C,
E and beta-carotene, and they are

credited with preventing a range of .

illnesses including cancer. -
if they are readily available in

Gamay, and Shiraz.

Niagara
‘telative ~ to. .climates“such.**as
, Australia, Chile and southeny italy).

inemaking T
Charcoal filtering and chill
cused |b

fresh fruit and vegetables, why |

bother with wine? Red wine con-
tains flavonoids — the chemicals
that give wine its special flavor and

character and many of them act as

anti-oxidants. When measured, red
wine has just about the most anti-
oxidants of any foods. This is due in
large part to the fact that anti-oxi-
dants are unstable, and the alcohol
content of the wine acts as a preser-
vative, keeping the flavonoids con-
centrated and intact. Red wine con-
tains a hundred or more flavonoids,
the most important is resveratrol.
; ich wines to pick

Using high’ levels of resveratrol
as the benchmark for identifying the
healthiest of red wines, we can
begin to narrow down the field of
healthy candidates by looking at
three main variables:.the type of
grape, the region where the grapes
were grown, and the techniques
used in making the wine.

Type of G

In order, look to Pinot Noir,

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot,

healthies

ealthiest
“from
to

Vancouverites, daily:
of two or three’'g
French wine,’ ‘no ™:matter:
healthy, . is . unaffordable.“ Lucki
however, North America is olessed
with at least two’ suitable ‘cool
mate wine regions :
with high. levels: of | resveratrol;
Niagara and the Pacific Northwest.
In Canadian wines, the best ideal
to head for the VQA shelf. This too,
can be a stretch on the pocket book, ":
and an ‘ideal solution’ for’ many:
North _Vancouverites is: to... make
their own, either from grapes; juice

_ or. from wine kits available through -.
a growing numberof winemaking
supply. and winemaking on-premi

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