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By Amy Reiley, Master of Gastronomy  Anyone who has followed my syndicated, monthly wine column, Woman on Wine, knows I have a weakness for champagne. (In truth, my desire extends to all sparkling wine; I just prefer the sound of the word champagne. The word alone conjures a festive air, doesn’t it?)Now, we have a brilliant excuse to pop corks and toast with relish. Thanks to a University of Reading study published in the British Journal of Nutrition, we now know that Sparkling Wine can benefit the heart in the same way as red wine. And so it is for our hearts that I dedicate this to the drink of amore, champagne.
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Comments (9)
  written by Annini, February 07, 2010
Does this apply to non alcoholic champagne or sparkling apple cider? Some of us simply cannot drink (at all).
 written by Alissa Coates, January 25, 2010
Champagne sounds like a fantastic health benefit. I just wished I liked it!!! At least I don't mind mimosas...
 written by Heather Garland, January 23, 2010
I had no idea that champagne had these positive benefits for my health! Now I can have it and not feel so guilty, LOL!
 written by Jenn H, January 23, 2010
I'm always up to hear that something like champagne is good for me!
 written by Maz, January 23, 2010
Sparkling wines, and Rieslings are my thing, mmmm. Good to know they're good for me too!
 written by L. Janecky, January 23, 2010
Champagne can be good for you? Who knew? Studies suggest that drinking a glass or two of champagne can have beneficial effects on the way blood vessels function--just like red wine. So do toast your loved one with champagne this Valentine's Day all you 'GalTime' readers. Champagne may be good for your heart, congnition, and your inner being.
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Amy Reiley, Master of Gastronomy and author of Fork Me, Spoon Me, is an authority on wine AND on aphrodisiac foods . She scours the globe for foods to put you in the mood. While at France’s culinary temple, Le Cordon Bleu, Amy rose to notoriety for her work in culinary aphrodisiacs. In 2006, Amy releases her first book, Fork Me, Spoon Me: the sensual cookbook, cementing her role as America’s leading aphrodisiac food authority. Filling a niche in the cookbook market, demand resulted in the book’s second edition less than two years later. But Amy’s culinary knowledge is not limited to aphrodisiac foods. In June 2005, Amy was singled out as one of the five best female wine professionals in the world of the year by France’s Wine Women awards. As an internationally recognized journalist, Amy has shared her food and wine knowledge in such publications as Variety, Gault Millau; Daily Candy and Las Vegas magazine. She also writes a syndicated column, Woman on Wine, and serves on The Tasting Panel (formerly of Bon Appetit magazine). 
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