sherry joins the list of 'healthy' alcohol
 

this one is for you homealone ;)

sherry has been given the same status as red wine in providing a healthy aspect of drinking alcohol if consumed in moderation spanish scientists have concluded a glass a day can keep bad cholesterol down, it is claimed the antioxidants found in red wine are also contained in the sherry, so aiding the fight against diseases such as coronary heart disease....

source: the independent.co.uk

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/hea...p?story=502727

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I don't mind if I do. Just a small one, I'll say when...

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Being as Sherry is just fortified wine .. it's hardly a major discovery.

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could never stand the stuff :Yikes:

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I wonder if port is the same then??

*mmmummmmmmmmm port*

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I'd probably say so, a nice port and lemon edith? ;)

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Yes port does have the same qualities. eewwwwww ruin it by putting lemon in it!!! i started buying vintage port in 88 that could be layed down. Now the 85 port which i bought in 88 is now strarting to drink very nicely thank you!!! Cant wait till 2015 when the millenium port will be ready to try, supposed to be going to be the best ever vintage

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LOL, I wouldn't ruin port by putting lemon in it, in fact, I probably wouldn't come within 10 feet of a glass, it makes me violently ill.

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Spanish Scientists eh? *ramrod wonders where sherry mostly comes from* ;) :D
....and how much sugar does sherry have in it? mmmm...healthy :rolleyes: :D

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"Have some Madeira, M'dear...!" :naughty:

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it did say in MODERATION

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Drink DRY sherry with me. ;)

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to be called 'Sherry' it has to be made in the Jerez region in Spain.

Figures for sugar are approx 1.4% in dry sherry & 6.9% in sweet sherry. (Source McCance & Widdowson the Composition of Foods))

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hmm i love wine but port and sherry ewwwwwwwwwww

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Thats the place! Now, where was it that those scientists were from again? :D

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Yuk sherry no thanks now a nice bottle of wine mmmm:) or a nice glass of baileys

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why is it women like baileys ?

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Well, yes, if you're talking about a bottle of something like Harvey's Bristol Cream ("We need a new bottle of sherry for Xmas, dear; the one we bought last Xmas is nearly finished."), then it probably will have sugar crystallising out of it. However, there are many dry sherries, eg fino/manzanilla or a dry oloroso.