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reality benefit us. Wine, in particular red wine, has risen in popularity as an alcoholic drink that could benefit the heart and cardiovascular system. But while this buzz claim has been studied and small potential benefits may exist, as of yet is not uniformly supported by medical doctors and the expertise of wine drinkers, the public is looking for a way to justify the binge drinking of four glasses of alcohol. Hiding behind these claims that red wine benefits our bodies, wine drinkers are…

The Strawberry Festival is an annual carnival gathering in Pasadena, Texas. It has been a Texan tradition for many years mainly because of the large business the sweet strawberries have brought to Pasadena. I had been to the Strawberry Festival before but this one specific year in particular was different for me. On May 17, 2014, I met my best friend and future boyfriend. My family took my friend, Jaylen, and I to the festival. There were many things to do at the Strawberry Festival such as…

morning of January 17, 1920, “ordinary events like taking a bottle of wine to a friend’s house, sipping a drink in public or selling a beer were now illegal from coast to coast, punishable by up to six months of jail time and a fine up to $1,000” (Blumenthal 59). Americans were still reluctant to give up their favorite drinks. It was legal to make cider and beer at home as long as no alcohol was added. Beer could even be sold if most of the alcohol if most of the alcohol content was first…

triclinium. Alcohol was consumed at conviviums as well as Christmas dinners. However, it was served in different forms. Wine was brought out to the guests in a large amount and then mixed with water in a crater (krater in Greek). The water was usually heated in an early water heater. They could take many shapes but the most elegant was the samovar. A servant would then serve wine with a ladle to ensure a precise amount (Dunbabin…

Barrels, Wood, and Aged Malt Whiskey Davin Sanders By Davin Sanders Nov 16, 2015 During these agonizingly long periods of time, there is no shaking that feeling expectancy that comes with your eagerness to see the drink finally ready for tasting. However, despite your best efforts at ensuring the use of quality malt, or being careful to utilize only the heart of the run while getting rid of the foreshot and tail, it will be difficult to ever achieve the taste often found in top shelf liquors.…

feel that wine tasting involves long trips to places like Santa Ynez, Paso Robles or Napa and often fail to look in our own backyards. Four Brix is one of those local diamonds in the rough being a part of the Ventura Wine Trail that I have shamefully failed to visit in a long time. Gary and Karen Stewart have been long time friends and supporters of Grape of the Night (GOTN). My last visit to Four Brix was in 2013 with the GOTN group where Gary not only tasted us on their fine wines but also…

Should we maintain the drinking age at 21 There is one thing that is very confused. Why the American people get a gun that is easier than they drink alcohol? The drinking age is an arguable topics in the USA. Some people support to lower the drinking age, but some people don't. From the historical research, since July 1984, all U.S. states have laws that need people to be at least 21 years old to buy alcohol. Under this law, the minimum legal drinking age is effective to reduce the rate of crime…

because I just had a little cough and they are damp and there were traces of nitre which was not good for my cold. But I do not like having problems and so I said we should go nevertheless. So we went through Montresor's very big cellar and drank some wine on the way, because…

An increasing concern are raised by alcohol and its related issues. Alcohol has always been a controversial issue. Drinking alcohol can benefit individuals to some extent, while the inappropriate pattern of drinking and excessive alcohol intake may bring both mental and physical diseases and acute injuries due to violence and assault as well. The alcohol laws in NSW have been changed by the election of the current Liberal government. Whether the changes to alcohol law will be beneficial or not,…

Drinking Age The age of 21 is when people finally get the right to drink alcohol, but why isn’t it at the age of 18? Consuming alcohol can become dangerous if not careful or under supervision, but this shouldn’t keep 18 year olds from having the right to drink. At this age people are considered to be at the stage of adulthood and should be treated like adults. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, establishing the legal drinking age at 21. This act…