National Wine Day

There are a slew of little known holidays in the U.S. that if people knew about them they would celebrate them. One such forgotten holiday is national wine day.  National wine day falls on May 25, yes today, and is commonly celebrated with a glass of wine and thought on the many health benefits of wine.  So once it’s decided what will go in those pretty crystal wine decanters than sit down to a tale of the many benefits of drinking a glass of wine a day. 
                Wine has many compounds that are little understood and just as many that have known health benefits. There are compounds in red wine in particular that aid in memory retention, especially in the more elderly. This substance is called polyphenols and is one of wine’s most well-known helpful compound. But of course there are other things in wine that are known by science to help with other aspects of brain functioning. So enjoy that glass of red wine and maybe even make a toast to the fact that there is a day dedicated to the enjoyment of a drink that has been around for so long and provides so much good for the drinker while it pleases the senses.