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this seems like a cold/warm watermelon discussion.

for the people participating here, i would not want to call
there grapes inferior.

several years ago i crushed, squoze, and canned a few gallons of concord
juice.

it was thick, dark, lumpy and heavenly.
the health benefits don't really mater to me ,
they are a post hoc rationalization.

ncb


Quoting Bob Sorenson <natvwine@cut.net>:

> It isn't true that grape juice is as healthy as wine.
> There have been comparative studies done on this very subject and while it
> is not completely understood, there are some facts we know.
>
> The alcohol seems to extract and preserve certain vital phytochemicals in a
> way that nonalcoholic juice does not. Also the absorption of the
> antioxidants in the gut is affected positively.
> One study showed a level of protection against salmonella when a glass of
> red wine was consumed with dinner, presumably this was because of the
> alcohol.
> Consider also that grape juice is made from generally much inferior grapes
> as compared to wine grapes, it is pasteurized which destroys some of the
> nutrients and vitamins and it also is full of sugar!
>
> bob sorenson
> native wines
>
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