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unusual facts about red wine


Polymeal

Red wine, which contains the antioxidant resveratrol, and alcohol, which some researchers think may help to reduce atherosclerosis by reducing clotting.


Usakhelauri

The Usakhelauri grape, from which Usakhelauri red wine is made, is grown on the mountain slopes of the Lechkhumi district in Racha, in western Georgia, mainly near the villages of Okhureshi, Aubi and Isunderi.


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Abkhazian wine

Lykhny is a naturally semi-sweet red wine made of the Izabela grape variety cultivated in Abkhazia.

Blaye

Fine red wine is produced in the district, in the AOC Côtes de Blaye.

Brachetto d'Acqui

Master of Wine Mary Ewing-Mulligan describes Brachetto d'Acqui very aromatic sweet red wine that can have floral and fruit notes similar to Moscato d'Asti and Lambrusco.

Bürgstadt

Mainly Pinot noir and Pinot noir précoce are grown in the vineyards there in bunter soil, out of which very good red wine is made.

Gone with the Wine

In the first episode, Jaakko visits the super popular region of Tuscany in Italy, where he wants to find good Chianti red wine.

Jim Watson

Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy, trophy awarded annually at the Royal Melbourne Wine Show to the producer of the best one or two year old, dry, red wine

Lacrima di Morro d'Alba

Lacrima di Morro d'Alba is a denominazione di origine controllata red wine that is produced in the province of Ancona, in Marche, Italy.

Maréchal Foch

Marechal Foch, a hybrid red wine grape named after Ferdinand Foch

Marechal Foch

Marechal Foch is used to make a variety of styles of wine, ranging from a light red wine similar to Beaujolais, to more extracted wines with intense dark "inky" purple colour and unique varietal character, to sweet, fortified, port-style wines.

Max Schubert

The 1990 vintage was named "Red Wine of the Year" by Wine Spectator magazine in 1995, which later rated the 1998 vintage 99 points out of a possible 100.

Order of the Bull's Blood

:For the Hungarian red wine called "Bull’s Blood," see Egri Bikavér.

Pelekanos, Kozani

Today, the village is known for its red wine production and also as the filming location of Glory Sky (Greek: Ουρανός - Ouranos) that participated in the 1963 Cannes Film Festival.

Piceatannol

Astringin, a piceatannol glucoside, is also found in red wine.

Red Wine and White Lines EP

Red Wine and White Lines EP', released in 2009, was the debut release from singer/songwriter Owen Mays.

San Colombano al Lambro

The commune of San Colombano al Lambro is home to the Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) wine which includes 100 hectares (250 acres) producing a single red wine.

Saperavi

Saperavi is also the name for a red wine made from the Saperavi grape variety grown in some areas of Kakheti.

Taurasi

Taurasi has an increasingly famous red wine, also named Taurasi, made of Aglianico grapes along with Piedirosso and Barbera.