Crush on Niagara
by
Kristin
... , from 1- semi dry, to 20 or above being very sweet (as a dessert wine usually is)· Does your mouth tingle and dry when the wine hits your tongue? Those are the tannins in the wine causing these sensations.· Do you pick up certain flavors or spices, fruits or maybe an oaky taste from the barrel it was in?All of these wil ...
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The Nose Knows
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Kristin
... donnay. I liked it a lot more than I usually like Chardonnays!The second wine we tried was a Pinot Noir red wine. It wasn’t my favorite- medium bodied, but very high in tannins.The ice wine was delicious- different than I’d tried because not only was it less sugary (an 18 on the sugar scale), it had a distinctive acidic flavor right at ...
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Home Away from Home – Day Two
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Baroness Tapuzina
After the lovely experience in Shtula we had lovely dreams and awoke to birds singing in the little tree house in the North. The sun was shining and the view from the zimmer was the valley below.The members of my family have a tradition of taking pictures of whatever view they happen to have from their hotel room. This was our spectacular view. The ...
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Happy New Year...and a change in luck
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Nicolas van Dyk
I took Jill out to dinner last night at Spago to celebrate New Year's Eve. Actually, more to say a giant "screw you 2008" but hey, the food was the same. In 2008, Parker was diagnosed with cone dystrophy, a horrible eye condition that is going to leave her legally blind WITH glasses and with no existing prospects for correction (people, ...
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Apples – The Perfect Fall Food!
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Megan Kretz
... g seem to reduce the nutrient concentrations found in the whole fruitDentists also promote eating apples as a method of preventing tooth decay. Apples have nutrients known as tannins that can protect against plaque and gum disease. Also, eating a water-rich, solid fruit can help clean away bacteria from teeth. Chewing an apple helps stimulate the p ...
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A Mast Bonanza
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Robert Folzenlogen
... do not have a bitter taste. The red oaks (including scarlet, pin, black, live and willow oaks, among others) produce acorns that mature in 2 years and, due to the presence of tannins, have a bitter taste. Oaks produce acorns every year but, in mast seasons, which occur every 2-7 years, a dramatic abundance of the nuts are shed; these peak crops re ...
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A Mast Bonanza
by
Robert Folzenlogen
... do not have a bitter taste. The red oaks (including scarlet, pin, black, live and willow oaks, among others) produce acorns that mature in 2 years and, due to the presence of tannins, have a bitter taste. Oaks produce acorns every year but, in mast seasons, which occur every 2-7 years, a dramatic abundance of the nuts are shed; these peak crops re ...
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Can an apple a day keep the doctor and the dentist away?
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Saundra G.
... d cholesterol, protects your teeth from bacteria and plaque, improves bowel function, reduces risk of stroke, prostrate cancer, type II diabetes, and asthma.1. Apples contain tannins, nutrients that can protect your teeth against plaque and gum disease. Eating an apple can help clean bacteria from your teeth. 2. Chewing apples help stimulate your ...
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Apples – The Perfect Fall Food!
by
Megan Kretz
... g seem to reduce the nutrient concentrations found in the whole fruitDentists also promote eating apples as a method of preventing tooth decay. Apples have nutrients known as tannins that can protect against plaque and gum disease. Also, eating a water-rich, solid fruit can help clean away bacteria from teeth. Chewing an apple helps stimulate the p ...
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A couple things about iron
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pwsammy
I was doing a bit of electronic organizing the other day -- yes, I have a million bits of WLS information saved on my computer and a flash drive I carry with me at all times. I came across some info about iron that I wanted to share.Iron is a mineral that can be found in plants, animals, soil, air, water, meteorites, and rocks, including on the sur ...
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