Skip the hangover!

Drink Natural Wines You might have noticed that white wines can make you feel yuc the next day, more so than reds. Red wines contain tannins naturally occurring in the grape skins which act as a preservative and therefore red wine makers don’t need to add as many preservatives to their wines. It’s a different story with white wines – whites are higher in sugar - which can spoil or ‘over-ferment’ and so it is necessary to add a higher dose of preservatives and stabilizers; his explains why many people report getting stuffy nose, headaches, itchy ears and poor sleep after drinking commercial white wines. To reduce the necessity for so many additives, the winemaker can ferment the whites longer reducing the sugar and alcohol content. This summer, I have decided to have the odd ‘tipple’ after 6 months of abstinence and this is because I have finally found a natural brand of wines here in the Canton; Fernand my wine man has started stocking a pinot noir,  a rosé and a white Roussanne from The Gorges du Verdon and hour and a half up the road. Being from higher and cooler climes, the wines are light in taste and being natural, they are lower in alcohol and of course sulfites – win win! By no means do I want to encourage you to start drinking alcohol! Booze is not good for blood sugar levels, sleep and overall hormone balance but when the long, hot, kid-full summer holidays drive you to it, make the healthier choice – try a natural wine.  This vineyard from Verdon is called Domaine de la Mongestine and I recommend the red and the white. I don’t really do rosés so much anymore so can’t advise on theirs …….yet! Thanks Magdalena at support@hormonesbalance.com for the inspiration!

Natural wines are:  ·      Natural! – far more restricted in additives and preservatives than organic and biodynamic ·      Lower in sugar ·       Lower in alcohol  ·       Dry    Visit : Fernand @ l’Oenotheque in Tourettes near Intermarche

Merci Fernand !