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5 Fast Facts About Wine on National Wine Day

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5 Fast Facts About Wine on National Wine Day

Just before America gears up for the Memorial Day holiday weekend with many people turning toward a day of remembrance of our fallen military American heroes, National Wine Day is upon us just before the long weekend commences. Each year National Wine Day takes place on May 25. Not much is know about National Wine Day, in fact, its origins aren’t quite known according to the NationalDayCalendar.com website. Nonetheless, we take time today to provide an excuse to bring some fast facts about wine.

Fact 1: Wine can have some health benefits

Before you begin to delve too far into that bottle be mindful that even though wine can have some health benefits, its best done in moderation. Evidence suggests that when done in moderation, drinking wine may help people live longer and protect against certain cancers according to a medicalnewstoday.com article.

Moderation is key here and the health.gov Dietary Guidelines 2015-2020 states, “If alcohol is consumed, it should be in moderation—up to one drink per day for women and up to two drinks per day for men—and only by adults of legal drinking age. For those who choose to drink, moderate alcohol consumption can be incorporated into the calorie limits of most healthy eating patterns.”

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According to wideopeneats.com other health benefits may include boosting the immune system, increasing bone density, and reducing the risk of stroke and heart disease.

Fact 2: Red wine may be a good source of resveratrol

Antioxidants are a good thing for the body and can help prevent disease. According to Livestrong.com, resveratrol is a type of antioxidant that is found in red wine. It is found naturally, “in grape skin, peanuts, blueberries, cranberries and red grape juice. Red wine is made from grapes and their skin, so it is a good source of resveratrol. White wine is made from grapes, but the skin is removed during production, so it is not a good source of resveratrol.”

Fact 3: Wine should be moderated in consumption

We don’t mean to be a buzz-kill (bad pun intended) but multiple agencies and organizations recommend moderation of wine.

According to the American Heart Association, “If you drink alcohol, do so in moderation. This means an average of one to two drinks per day for men and one drink per day for women. (A drink is one 12 oz. beer, 4 oz. of wine, 1.5 oz. of 80-proof spirits, or 1 oz. of 100-proof spirits.).” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, also tells us that there are people who shouldn’t drink at all. Their list includes:

  • Women who are or may be pregnant.
  • People younger than age 21
  • People who have certain medical conditions or are taking certain medications that can interact with alcohol
  • Recovering alcoholics or people unable to control the amount they drink
  • People who are doing things that require skill, coordination, and alertness, such as driving a car

Fact 4: Some wine products don’t carry a nutritional label and some do

Wine that contains more than 7 percent alcohol by volume is not regulated by the FDA but by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. This agency doesn’t require nutritional labeling on alcohol, including wine of this type. However, wine beverages (and other alcohol) that contain less than 7 percent ABV will contain a label because they fall under the jurisdiction of the FDA.

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If you want to get into the weeds on the Federal Alcohol Administration Act you can check out a great read over at Beverage Master.

Fact 5: The label on a bottle of wine may contain several interesting facts

For wine that consists of 7 percent alcohol by volume, it falls under the TTB like we mentioned above. The TTB provides what a wine label may tell you and could contain some of the following:

  • Vintage Date: A vintage date on a label will tell you the year in which the grapes used were harvested
  • Estate Bottled: If a bottle of wine says it is “estate bottled” then that means 100% of the wine came from grapes grown on land owned or controlled by the winery
  • Alcohol Content: Most wine bottles will contain the amount of alcohol content by volume (ABV)
  • Declaration of Sulfites: This is required on any wine intended for interstate commerce that contains 10 or more parts per million of sulfur dioxide
  • Health Warning Statement: By law, this warning is required on all alcoholic beverages containing 0.5 percent or more ABV

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