You've heard of the "Dirty Dozen" right? The Environmental Working Group (EWG) puts out a list of the top 12 (now up to 14) fruits and vegetables that require the highest pesticide load to grow, look up that list! Grapes are on it. If you're working hard to stock the fridge with organic produce but drinking conventional wine, you're flooding your body with pesticides. Pesticides contain toxins and heavy metals that are very hard for the body to clear, and many people have genetic defects that make it even harder. These toxins cause damage to our organs that are working hard to clear these toxins, such as the liver and kidneys. This info came straight from Dr. Sara Gottfriend in her book "Younger" which is a fantastic book if you're interesting in slowing down the aging process. She found that these are the organic wines that taste most like "regular wine:"
- Quivira
- Preston
- Truett-Hurst
- Lambert Bridge
- Emiliana Coyam
and my personal fav: Bonterra
As a side note, resveratrol (highly anti-aging) is highest in Pino Noir.
- Quivira
- Preston
- Truett-Hurst
- Lambert Bridge
- Emiliana Coyam
and my personal fav: Bonterra
As a side note, resveratrol (highly anti-aging) is highest in Pino Noir.