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Here’s my idea of a holiday: a ski trip with my family to the charming little town of Sutton, just north of the U.S. border in Quebec—and an opportunity to sample the local wines.

This annual Presidents Week ski trip is also a pilgrimage of sorts to the wonderfully quirky Auberge Agnes Horth where we reconnect with friends who are also drawn to this area, a former outpost for British loyalists that later attracted artists and free spirits.

Our hosts at the inn, Ray and Carla, offer their guests a laid back, family atmosphere and a belly full of gourmet meals including my favorite butter delivery system: freshly baked, perfectly flaky, Parisian-style croissants each morning. A favorite après-ski activity is a trip to the local cheese shop, La Rumeur Affamée.

Luckily, this French-speaking area is also a wine region with gorgeous views of frozen vineyards sprinkled across the mountainous landscape like icing on a deliciously frosted cake.

In preparation for our trip, I visited the website of Canadian sommelier and wine writer Natalie MacLean (www.nataliemaclean.com) to brush up on some Canadian wine facts. Following is one that caught my attention.

Cool climates such as Canada’s produce grapes that are naturally higher in a chemical compound known as resveratrol, the anti-oxidant found in grape skins that when consumed in wine, appears to reduce fat and cholesterol in human blood.

I’ll think about this each time I bite into a baguette smothered in the local and appropriately named cheese: La Brise des Vignerons.

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Hi Sue,

Have a great trip and enjoy our healthful beverages :) Let me know which wine you think goes best with poutine, a Quebec specialty!

Cheers,
Natalie

www.nataliemaclean.com

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Posted by: Natalie MacLean, None | Feb 14, 2009 01:28:52 AM |

Natural Resveratrol Supplements are here now...

Resveratrol can help you to lead a long and healthy life so says many
doctors. Red wine alone does not supply enough resveratrol to achieve the
full range of benefits because one glass of red wine has only about
1mg of resveratrol and you need about 250mg/day. You need to take
high potency resveratrol supplements to achieve the results documented
in scientific studies.Resveratrol Supplements can also help you control
your weight naturally by increasing energy, reducing cravings, and limiting
your appetite.According to Wikipedia, Consumer Lab, an independent dietary
supplement and over the counter products evaluation organization,
published a report on 13 November 2007 on the popular resveratrol
supplements. The organization reported that there exists a wide range
in quality, dose, and price among the 13 resveratrol products
evaluated. The actual amount of resveratrol contained in the
different brands range from 2.2mg for Revatrol, which claimed to have
400mg of "Red Wine Grape Complex", to 500mg for Biotivia.com Transmax,
which is consistent with the amount claimed on the product’s label.
Prices per 100mg of resveratrol ranged from less than $.30 for
products made by Biotivia.com, jarrow, and country life, to a high of
$45.27 for the Revatrol brand.

Posted by: Healthspeak, None | Feb 14, 2009 18:10:27 PM |

Resveratrol Benefits

The wonder ingredient in wine is indeed resveratrol. The current studies performed by researchers have shown great promise for resveratrol treating the diseases of aging. There are numerous articles that I have linked to at my website - http://resveratrol.webiage.com - that document the findings for the potential health benefits in treating heart disease, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, obesity, and other diseases.
Concerning supplements containing a high quality and potency of resveratrol that is necessary to achieve the dosage levels utilized in the lab tests, there is a new product called Vivix. Shaklee Corporation, the number one natural nutrition company in the U.S. (http://www.shaklee.com/index.shtml), has produced a liquid resveratrol supplement that is 10 times stronger than resveratrol alone due to its patented formulation of polyphenols.
Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Oz are both users and promoters of Shaklee products and Oprah has featured Roger Barnett, Chairman and CEO of Shaklee (http://www.shaklee.com/company_lead_ceo.shtml), on her show.
So for a highly researched resveratrol supplement of exceptional quality, please visit - http://www.shaklee.net/davidhynes/vivix - to discover more about Vivix.

Posted by: David Hynes, None | Feb 14, 2009 19:16:30 PM |

how about the anti-hangover chemical?

Posted by: edward latimer, None | Feb 21, 2009 23:07:15 PM |