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When I was working at the Health Science Center, my boss, Kathleen, told me of a study where they fed mice diets of chocolate accompanied by wine. Poor mice–diets of red wine and chocolate. Anyway, they found that red wine contains an antioxidant called resveratrol that prevents side effects of obesity such as coronary disease, diabetes and even death. I took this study to heart.
We recently visited Bariloche which is DisneyWorld for chocolate lovers. Every other store is a chocolate store, and they really do have some of the best chocolate I have ever had. Dark, milk, white, with almonds, hazelnuts, cashews, peanuts, raspberries, cherries, strawberries, mint, dulce de leche, marzipan, etc, etc. Friends in Buenos Aires told us of two stores we had to try since there was a disagreement as to which was the best. We did a scientific investigation and bought about 1/2 kilo in each store! The answer to this study is: we can’t decide, they are all so good!
Back to the wine study. We are now in Mendoza which is Argentina’s wine mecca. Since we have been eating so much chocolate I decided that I better thwart off any possible side effects of high calorie intake by drinking red wine. It is easy to do when you can buy a bottle of wine at a restaurant for under $10. We have enjoyed trying several kinds, and tomorrow we will make ourselves even healthier by visiting all the nearby bodegas. At least we are going by bike! In any case, I think the wine is working