National Drink Wine Day!

Today is National Drink Wine Day! National Drink Wine Day is held every year on Feb. 18 and is a celebration for wine lovers to rejoice, relax and enjoy their favorite Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot, Shiraz, or Zinfandel in honor of the occasion.

Wine is the oldest alcoholic beverage known to man, as many experts claim it dates back to 6000 B.C. While we will never know exactly how, when and who first created wine, history does know that the making of wine spread from the region of Mesopotamia to Egypt, Greece and Rome, before moving into France, Spain, and eventually making its way to the US.

Nowadays you can't go to many restaurants or regions here in America, and across the globe for that matter, without having your own choice of hundreds of different types and flavors of wine at your fingertips. Wine drinkers will be the first to tell you that two glasses a day, two to three times a week is not only an enjoyable drink to go with dinner, but it may be very good for your health!

According to the Mayo Clinic, studies have shown that consuming red wine in moderation may improve heart health, boost immunity, and actually increases bone density. Red wine naturally contains resveratrol, which is a polyphenol compound found in certain plants and in red wine that has been shown to have antioxidant properties and has been investigated for possible anti-carcinogenic effects.

In other words it may be good for your heart health! The antioxidants in the wine may help prevent heart disease by increasing levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (the "good" cholesterol) and protecting against artery damage.

While all that sounds great remember the study is for no more than three glasses of wine for a man per day, and two glasses for the ladies. So raise a glass today wine lovers, today is your day to celebrate! If you know someone who enjoys wine, let them know about National Drink Wine Day