Gout sufferers "toe" the line when it comes to wines low in purines

As I mentioned in my last post we get a lot of unusual wine requests in Jus de Vine.The latest,just last week,was a request for wines that are low in purines in order to keep some of our customers gout at bay!

Most food and alcohol that cause gout contain high amounts of purines.Put as non medically as possible, purine is a substance that is found in our diet and is also produced naturally by the body. Purines are generally broken down by the body, and its failure to do so adequately may produce symptoms of gout.

White wine that is high in acidity and not over 13% in alcohol is ok such as New World Sauvignon Blanc and most dry whites are fine. Red wine is a little more tricky because you have to avoid wine that is high in tannin and all  heavy rich full bodied reds,so for example Amarone and any Port is out. Reds from Montapulciano and Beaujolais are a good place to start once they are under 13% in alcohol. Hope this is of some help to any gouty wine lovers out there.

Julie

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There are several reasons why alcohol might help women stay trim.

Light to moderate alcohol consumption, especially red wine, is not only good for a woman's heart, it's also good for her waistline.
The study started out with nearly 20,000 trim middle-aged and older women. Over time, women who drank alcohol in moderation put on less weight and were less apt to become overweight compared to non-drinkers. 
This was true even after taking into account various lifestyle and dietary factors that might influence a woman's weight.
Red wine seemed best at keeping weight in check, but white wine, beer and spirits also had some benefit.

"Our study results showed that middle-aged and older women who have normal body weight initially and consume light-to-moderate amount of alcohol could maintain their drinking habits without gaining more weight compared with similar women who did not drink any alcohol," Dr. Lu Wang from the division of preventive medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, noted

The new study, published in the latest issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, is the first to examine ties between alcohol consumption by a normal-weight individual and the risk of becoming overweight or obese.

The women were all at least 39 years old when the study began.
Approximately:
38 percent said they did not drink alcohol;
33 percent said they drank less than 5 grams daily (a standard drink has about 10 grams of alcohol); 
20 percent drank 5 to less than 15 grams daily;
6 percent drank 15 to less than 30 grams daily; and 
3 percent downed 30 grams of alcohol or more daily (about 2 to 3 drinks per day or more).



During the 13 years the initially normal-weight women were followed,
41 percent became overweight or obese. .However, the teetotalers gained the most weight, with weight gain decreasing with increasing amount of alcohol consumed.
Women who did not drink gained an average of 3.63 kilograms (8 pounds) compared with 1.55 kilograms (3.4 pounds) for those who consumed 30 grams of alcohol or more each day.Women who drank 15 to less than 30 grams per day had the lowest risk of becoming overweight or obese, which was 30 percent less than that of non-drinkers.

Put another way, Wang said an initially trim woman who did not drink alcohol had about a 43 percent chance of becoming overweight or obese over 13 years. Her risk fell to 33 percent if she drank 15 to 30 grams of alcohol a day.

There are several reasons why alcohol might help women stay trim, Wang says. In the current study, women consuming more alcohol ate less, particularly carbohydrates -- a finding seen in other studies. Moreover, it's been shown that women tend to expend more energy after drinking alcohol -- more so than that contained in the alcohol. "Taken together, regular alcohol consumption in light-to-moderate amount may lead to a net energy loss among women," Wang said.

SOURCE: Archives of Internal Medicine, March 8, 2010.

 15 to 30 grams it is so.Doctors orders!

Evelyn

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Dear Dr Hannah,
 I do hope you can help me.My friend and I have been invited to go to a Debs dance with two nice girls from the Northside.My friend Lorcan,who is from Ranelagh, has never been over to that side of the city  before and is getting a bit nervous.I have tried to reassure him that there is nothing to worry about but he is convinced that we will be fed fish and chips and that they might only serve beer with the dinner.As he is a Coeliac ,he is unable to drink beer and obviously would have an intolerance for the flour in the fish batter.What would you advise we do?

                                           Ken from Kimmage.



Dear Ken,
My,my, you do appear to be in a dilemma here.
I suppose the first question that we need to clarify is what you mean by "nice girls"?Obviously if they are really nice... as in,handsome and good looking ...your friend Lorcan might be prepared to forego eating and drinking on the night in question if he is truly keen on his Debutante date.Another option would be to alert the girl in question to Lorcan`s special needs and maybe he could get fish without any batter..although I do believe this would be considered rather unusual on the Northside.As for beer, maybe they will have a gluten free one available,though again this would be considered unusual on that side of the city.However despair not! because as a coeliac Lorcan can drink cider without getting ill, and I know for a fact that it is extremely popular over there.
However a word of caution.Advise Lorcan not to drink too much as he might be tempted to make rash advances on his date, which could result in rejection..and that is not easy to bear on an empty stomach!

Ken, I do hope that my advice works out for both you, Lorcan and the two lucky girls.
Dr Hannah

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Dear Dr.Hannah.

I am suffering a critical food pairing dilemma. My mother passed away 12 months ago, just after my 37th Birthday. On realising how spacious the family home had become without the chair lift and shower seat etc. I set about rectifying my space issues. I thus met a lovely girl via the World Wide Web on a friendly chat room. A nice pleasant young lady from Chang Mai.
She arrived and her cooking skills were far from bacon and cabbage. I am having difficulties with matching the fish curries or noodle soup that we are substituting for my mother's mash and gravy.
None of these dishes seem to work with Guinness, could you please offer me an alternative.
Desperate for some wine advise in the West.
Anon.

Dear Anon,
I'm delighted to hear of your new companion. Amorous advice is not my forte. On a wine front my advice would be to stick to New World, traditional German grape varieties. If your preference is red I would suggest a fruity un-wooded pinot noir. Ideally a Margaret River or a Hawkes Bay. There are more reasonable alternatives from Chile and Argentina. Ask in your local wine specialist for un-oaked options.
Whites are much easier to acquire. New World Pinot Gris, Gewurtztraminer or Riesling are ideal accompaniments but equally a decent German Riesling such as Dr.Loosen which is relatively widely available. My preference would be a Nelson Pinot Gris and these are becoming quite popular as aperitifs but also great with an Indian or Chinese take-away. Do your research in your local Off-Licence and explore your options.
Hope this helps the food pairing dilemma and hoping that the language barrier is a little easier to live with.
Dr.Hannah.

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Dear Dr Hannah,
I do hope you  can help me.My sister is getting married on Saturday and while she was out with her fiancee last night ,I crept up to her bedroom and tried on her wedding dress.I know! I know ! What was I thinking of? Well actually I wasn't thinking because, I was having a glass of wine and as I have been dieting to fit into my bridesmaid dress ,the alcohol went straight to my head. Anyway there I was,swirling around in front of the mirror admiring myself ,when I managed to knock over the remainder of my glass, which was on the floor beside the mirror. I nearly died in fright, as this is a really expensive wedding dress and you can clearly see the pink stains around the hem. I did not have a clue what to do about the stain so I just crammed the dress back in its carrier and ran.
Please can you help me .Can you tell me how to remove red wine stains.I really do not want to tell my sister what I have done, as she is marrying my ex boyfriend and might think I did it on purpose.Which of course I didn't!

Upset from Ulster

Dear Upset from Ulster.
My my you are in a pickle here.First off can I point out that excessive dieting prior to a special event can be disastrous for the very reason mentioned by you. I have been to several  weddings where the bridesmaids have been quite tipsy because they have not been eating properly prior to the wedding. Secondly to avoid long-term damage to your sisters wedding dress you should  have acted as fast as possible by blotting the stains to remove any excess wine ,using a white cloth as the dye from coloured cloth could leak into the fabric and cause further damage. You should have run cold water over the stain immediately to dilute it. If  the red wine has dried in it will be much harder to get it out now.
Given that you have done none of the above, it is highly unlikely that the stain can be got out of your sisters wedding dress . My best advice to you, is to suggest that you do a runner before the wedding ,preferable with your ex boyfriend/her fiance ...that way she will probably just burn the dress without looking at it and so will not be angry with you about the red wine stain.

I do hope that my advice works out for both you and your sister.
Dr Hannah

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Dear Dr Hannah,

I have to visit my mother once a month and she serves me a half bottle of red wine with my dinner,which I rarely finish in one sitting.She always seems too busy to help me drink it, but  insists on keeping what is left in the bottle for my next visit. Obviously I refuse to drink a month old wine, so now she has resorted to using it in the gravy that she serves me with my rare roast beef,yorkshire pudding ,garden peas, cauliflower cheese and roast potatoes.
Do you think she is trying to kill me by poisoning me with off wine?I have always been a good daughter,aside from that time that I stole her car ,and that other time that I inadvertently forgot to collect her from the convalescent home,but that wasn`t really my fault.

                                     Please  can you help me and my mother?

                                     Petrified from Portlaoise.

Dear Petrified from Portlaoise,

My my you and your mother do seem to have a problem here .First off let me assure you that she is not trying to kill you,because if she was I am sure she could come up with a better plan than this.For example, locking you into her car that you stole and running a hose up from the exhaust.However I can see your dilemma and appreciate your concern.Wine that is kept too long after opening will lose its essential fruitiness and  become tainted after a while.You mention that you visit your mother once a month .My advice to you is perhaps to consider visiting her on a weekly basis.That way the wine she uses in the food that she prepares for you will still be in condition .Another option would be for your mother to freeze the left over wine in ice trays which she can then just pop into the gravy.Advise her from me,to purchase a really large chest freezer which could come in very handy in the near future .

I do hope that my advise has put your mind at ease.

Dr Hannah

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Dear Dr Hannah,

I really hope you can help me as I have a serious problem regarding my sister and her choice in wine.For over fifteen years now she has consistently drank Errazuriz Merlot and refuses to drink any other wines at home.She does sometimes drink different ones when she goes to a restaurant ,but only because her lovely husband insists upon it. Her daughter ,who happens to be my  godchild, has just turned 18 and also seems  reluctant to try wines other than Errazuriz Merlot herself.

What can I do to prevent this legacy going forward.

A worried Godmother  from Dollymount

Dear Worried Godmother  from Dollymount.

Your letter throws up some very interesting issues.Firstly I note with interest that it is a Chilean Merlot that your sister drinks. This could actually be a good thing because Chilean Merlot may have the highest concentrations of polyphenols  which may reduce cardiovascular disease and protect ones memory into old age .While I am not a cardiologist perhaps your sisters lovely husband should not be so quick to order other wines when they go out.

You say that her daughter has just turned 18 and likes to drink Errazuriz Merlot as well.
Could I suggest here that both mother and daughter start keeping extensive notes on the various vintages that they drink. Between the 15 years that your sister has drank it and maybe the 70 or 80 years that her daughter will drink it ,this could form an important  study of Errazuriz  vintage variation which could be a great legacy in  the future.

I suggest the extensive notes just in case that polyphenol memory theory is incorrect.

I do hope that I have helped to solve your problem .

Dr Hannah
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Dear Dr. Hannah,
Is it possible to buy half decent wine in boxes anymore?
 I ask as I imagine it would keep for longer and I wouldn't mind having a box of it in the kitchen for the odd glass or two of red in the evenings.
 My wife has been either pregnant or breastfeeeding for the last 6 years so I have been the only one indulging for this length of time. I find when I do sit down for that much deserved glass of wine at the end of each evening, I end up polishing off the bottle. My reasoning behind this dreadful over-indulgence is that I feel it doesn't keep once open.  Some might see this as a rather inconsequential problem but my wife is getting a little sick and tired of having to manouever me up the staircase come the end of the bottle and as I have been brought up on the strong Irish belief of   "waste not want not" I am finding it difficult to change these habits as the wanting is definitely there.

         I wait in earnest for some much needed advice,

           Desperate Yet Hopeful in Tullamore.

Dear Desperate Yet Hopeful in Tullamore,

 You are not alone as this is a question I am asked about quite frequently. Bag-in-box often comes with the misperception that all to be found inside is cheap, undrinkable plonk whereas in countries such as Sweden and Denmark,  the quality of some of these wines is excellent as the demand is high. However the selection in Ireland generally does end up being exactly the forementioned as there is no real market for it here.  The choice is very limited and generally all that can be found is some inexpensive 5l. Aussie and American "God only knows what Blends" on the bottom shelf of your supermarket. .While there seems to be a market for such wines you do sound like a man who enjoys the finer things in life so these would only lead to disappontment. However don't despair as Dr. Hannah has two possible solutions for you. Firstly though before I start on these I need to set you straight on something you mentioned. Unless you are drinking vintage wines every night which I doubt you are as who is, there should be nothing wrong with replacing a cork on a half finished bottle of wine in fact just like my famous lasagne sometimes they taste even better on the second night. If you don't want to finish the entire bottle then recork it as quick as you can and even put the bottle upright in fridge door, this works for reds just as well as whites, you just have to remove it a few hours before drinking so it returns to room temperature.

An inexpensive fool-proof solution would be to invest in a gadget known as a Vacuvin pump(pictured left) which comes with two stoppers for around €12. You simply insert one of the stoppers into the bottle and pump out the oxeygen which is what causes the wine to deteriorate. This keeps an opened bottle of wine for up to 3 to 4 days.

The second solution requires a slight bit more investment but I did know someone suffering from the same complaint as yourself and this however expensive has actually saved their marriage. Gone are the days of your partner manouevering you up stairs as this chair lift does all the hard work and yes there is the expense of the fit-out but it will also add value to your property.




Hoping something here makes you more hopeful and less desperate.
Dr Hannah,

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Dear  Dr Hannah,
I was hoping you maybe able to shed some light on  my query. Myself and my girlfriend drink red wine a lot but occasionally we drink white. It strikes me there is clear difference between drinking white wine in a good wine bar or a good restaurant. The difference is not only the quality of the wine itself but the temperature it is served at .Firstly what is the correct temperature to serve white wine? Secondly its very hard to recreate to perfect temperature as enjoyed at a good restaurant or wine bar ,could this be because the wine has been stored at the correct temperature prior to drinking it? If both of these factors play important role in ones enjoyment is there a correct storage temperature or will it differ from bottle to bottle?

Daragh

Dear Daragh,

Thank you  for your inquiry

First off  your  letter would seem to suggest  that the quality of the white wine that you and your girlfriend consume in  good restaurants and wine bars is superior to that which you normally drink at home and elsewhere.This should not be the case as the mark up on restaurant and wine bar wines is in many cases double that of an off license or  wine shop.So in theory you should be able  to buy a wine just as good elsewhere for 50% less .

Why not try  to find a good off license or wine shop  to suit your needs and  that can help you choose the type  of wine you like.Get to know the people working there. Explain what you like and dislike and they will inevitably come up with something you like and  over time can guide you through a whole range of wine styles that will suit your particular taste.

Regarding temperature a lot of restaurants and wine bars actually serve  their wines too cold at  almost beer temperature. In terms of storage they often refrigerate the wines for several days even weeks and this tends to mute the flavour of wine.So Daragh it would appear that white wine is maybe not your thing and that is why you like to drink it so cold.
Temperature is probably the most crucial factor to appreciate any wine at its optimum best. Glass style & shape, food and environmental conditions all play a part but serve your wine at the wrong temperature and it just will not develop to its true potential.

Wine Temperature Guide

The following guidelines should provide the best starting points for your wines...

Young Whites : 10°-12° C
Mature Whites : 12°-14° C

Young and light Rosé : 10°-12° C
Mature and bodied Rosé : 12°-14° C

Nouveaux Reds : 10°-14° C
Young, light and slightly tannic Reds : 14°-16° C
Mature bodied Reds : 16°-18° C
Aged Reds : 18°-20° C

Sweet and aromatic Sparkling wines : 8° C
Charmat methode Sparkling wines : 8°-10° C

Champagne and vintage Sparkling : 8°-10° C

Sweet wines : 10°-18° C
Fortified wines : 10°-18° C


Each bottle of wine will have it's own characteristics and you have a unique palate so these guides are just that - guides. Experiment with the temperatures of your wines and you will soon build your own preference of service temperatures for your favourite wines. It's a good an excuse as any to try more wines!

My advise to you is to approach your choice in wine in a similar way as you approach your  choice in women.

Wines are very similar to women. There are many different types.Some are more complex than others.Some are bubbly others serious.Some are forward others shy.Some have very impressive packaging but this is not a guarantee that they will be enjoyable.Some are for immediate consumption others for keeping. Some need some age for their personalities to shine through and show their true potential.Others if not cared for correctly will not improve with age .For all these reasons, if you persist in your search ,one in particular will eventually appeal over all the others and you will  settle on your favourite.

I do hope this solves your problem.

Dr Hannah,

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Dear  Dr Hannah,
I hope you can help me.

My husband Eamonn and I argue all the time about the best way to clean our wine glasses.He likes to use washing up liquid but I don`t and, every evening after dinner, we have terrible arguments about this and generally end up not talking to each other. We have been married for ten years and I am beginning to think our marriage is in crises.Things have got so bad that I cannot decide whether to give up wine, use disposable glasses or just leave him. Can you advise us as I want to save our marriage?  

                                                                                                                                                                          Yours in desperation,

                                                                                                     Carmel

Dear Carmel,

My, My, you and your  poor husband Eamonn do seem to have a serious problem here. Try as we might to ignore it, the truth is that wine glasses do need just a little bit more care in the washing arena than your average glass. Keep in mind that the liquid in the wine glass is typically a bit pricier than your glass of milk or orange juice, so the extra measures to ensure a clean glass could be viewed as merely protecting a valuable investment.

 Every marriage can have its problems however I must admit that yours is particularly complex and as such has several solutions.  My advice Carmel, to both you and Eamonn, is that you can take one of  the several approaches below which should help restore happiness in your marriage:

The Rinser Method

As easy as it sounds, just rinse, rinse and triple rinse your wine glasses with hot water. Make sure that all of the residual wine is removed and allow glasses to air dry, turned upside down on a clean towel.

The Washer Method

Using a very mild detergent, sparingly add a drop to each glass and sponge the soap around to remove all wine stain. Then rinse the heck out of the glass. Soap residue left on your wine glass will interfere with the flavor and aroma of wine.

The Soda Method

Often reserved for delicate crystal glasses, washing soda (or baking soda if you are hard pressed) will gently clean the glass and absorb residual wine. Washing soda is available in most grocery stores in the detergent section. Remember that crystal is much more porous than typical glass and is more likely to absorb odors from its surroundings, including storage companions - like a cupboard full of coffee or cleaning detergents used in the process.

Dishwasher Method

Wine glasses that have shorter stems and that are not made from crystal are ideal candidates for the good old dishwasher. Just use a bit less detergent than you would for a normal, full load and don't set the wash cycle on "heat dry," so that you avoid baking on detergent that has not washed clean. Once the cycle is complete, immediately remove glasses and hand dry with a cotton (lint-free) dish towel.

Why not try to introduce a bit of excitement into your marriage by taking turns with the various methods above.  The method may vary, but the result should be the same - a clean glass of wine, every time.

 Carmel, I hope this advice helps you and Eamonn resolve your difficulties.

Doctor Hannah

Wine Therapist


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For many wine drinkers there is an assumption that the more you spend on a bottle of red the nicer it will be.This is often not the case as many wines, especially the more expensive ones ,will not be ready for drinking until several years after their release.

The reason for this is that, in many cases, the grapes for these wines come from top class vineyard sites which manage to ripen the grapes slowly and with great concentration and power. Wines made from such high quality grapes take time for their component parts to knit together to provide a balanced harmonious glass of wine. In addition to this, time spent in bottle allows wine to develop secondary characteristics, which lend complexity and individuality to the wine. This is known as bottle age and is considered as a desirable attribute by seasoned wine drinkers.

For most consumers choosing wine is a bit like choosing cheese. Some people like Cheddar others a very mature Cashel Blue. It is a matter of personal taste and identifying the style that you like. Spending big money on an old expensive Bordeaux is a waste of money if you do not like that evolved style.

For the modern wine drinker the challenge is to source wines that are drinking well. Wineries release wine for sale each year thus, freeing up space in the winery for the next vintage not to mention, releasing funds to pay bills. They are not guaranteeing the consumer that they are ready for drinking. Thus the challenge!

As a wine buyer I will generally relate the age of the wine with its price when considering what to stock. For inexpensive whites I am looking for youth and vibrancy because the grapes for such wines will only offer primary fruit character. For more expensive whites I would be looking for some age so that the more nuanced complex qualities of these superior grapes have time to shine through. For all reds I am looking for at least a couple of years age but not too much for basic inexpensive reds.Generally the more expensive the red the more age I would be looking for.

There is no point in spending €30 on a red that is only two years old as it has not had enough time to settle itself and develop.Better to spend €10 if you cannot find something with a bit of age. The chances are that the component parts have knitted together in the €10 wine because it is made from less concentrated grapes and will therefore mature more rapidly.

Hope this info is useful,!

Evelyn
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ORGANIC ------- BIODYNAMIC -------- FAIRTRADE

WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?

The European Union definition of ORGANIC WINE is ‘wine made from organically grown grapes.’

Outside the EU,organic wine may be defined as ‘wine made from organically grown grapes’ or ‘organic wine’.

Organic farming is a form of agriculture which avoids or largely excludes the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, plant growth regulators, and livestock feed additives. As far as possible, organic farmers rely on natural practices to maintain soil productivity, to supply plant nutrients, and to control weeds, insects and other pests.

Organic grapes generally come from two sources,land that has been returned to an organic state over a period of time or virgin land that has never been treated in the first place.

Producers of BIODYNAMIC WINE adhere to biodynamic agricultural principles.

These are complex but, in brief, they entail consideration of planetary

influences as well as the ecosystem.

Biodynamic producers aim to achieve a perfect balance in terms of consideration of wildlife, crops and the environment (celestial as well as terrestrial) with minimal or no intervention.

The FAIRTRADE Mark is an independent consumer label which appears on products as an independent guarantee that disadvantaged producers in the developing world are getting a better deal. They receive a minimum price that covers the cost of sustainable production and an extra premium that isinvested in social or economic development projects.The interesting thing here is that these projects are based either in the poorest of cooperatives which can have a reduced ability to produce quality wine, due to the lack of modern wine making equipment or you have the modern cooperatives producing both fair trade and "ordinary" wines presumably paying more for the fair trade grapes...which seems very strange!

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Nosey Tasters

Believe it or not the most honest wine taster is the beginner wine taster because beginners draw on authentic smells that already exist  in their smell memory rather than those suggested by others in their tasting notes .

Your nose is just like a big cave with hundreds of thousands of sensors connected to your smell memory so the flavour of  anything you eat or drink is more or less interpreted by your nose.

The mouth itself only detects sweet,sour,salt and bitter which in conjunction with the flavour helps you assess the balance of a wine.

However in addition to this the mouth acts as a little oven  having a warming effect  thus causing the aroma of things you eat or drink to travel up through the retro-nasel passage and this is then interpreted by the brain.

Wine tasting is a bit like learning a new vocabulary. If you do not have a memory bank of smells in your smell memory then it is impossible to recognise different smells when you encounter them.

It would be like me going to Japan .I dont speak Japenese. I never learnt it so I will not be able to speak it when I get there!

The same with the language of smell.

Solution: Smell things…The coffee before you drink it.The marmelade before you spread it.The fruit before you eat it.The flowers as you pass them.Your dinner before you start it etc.

 Follow your nose and you will learn the language  !

Kampai,

Evelyn

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