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Sean is shown picking elderberries from the
Countryman's Elderberry bushes in September 2008
A dry Elderberry wine according to various research studies
has proven to have health and medicinal benefits from the
elderberry fruit.
Recently, researches have revealed that the benefits of
elderberry come from the various nutrients that are present
in this dark purple berry. These nutrients include tannin,
amino acids, carotenoids, flavonoids, rutin, and vitamins A,
B and C.
Research has found that one of the major benefits of
elderberry include its immune-boosting properties. Its
immune-boosting properties provide relief in common
conditions such as colds, flu, nasal and chest congestion,
and yeast infections. The benefits of the elderberry also
include positive effects for chronic conditions such as
asthma and diabetes. Elderberry extracts has been found to
reduce the oxidation of LDL cholesterol (or bad
cholesterol), thus preventing cardiovascular diseases.
The flavonoids found in this berry include anthocyanins,
probably the most powerful antioxidants known to mankind for
preventing cell damage caused by poor diet, environmental
pollution and stress. The elderberry juice also helps
improve vision, especially night vision.
Elderberry Wine Lyrics
There's a fly in the window
A dog in the yard
And a year since I saw you
There's a trunk in the corner
I keep all my letters
My bills and demands I keep too
Well I can't help thinking
About the times
You were a wife of mine
You aimed to please me
Cooked black-eyed peas-me
Made elderberry wine
Drunk all the time
Feeling fine on elderberry wine
Those were the days
We'd lay in the haze
Forget depressive times
How can I ever get it together
Without a wife in line
To pick the crop and get me hot
On elderberry wine
Round a tree in the summer
A fire in the fall
Flat out when they couldn't stand
The bottle went round
Like a woman down south
Passed on from hand to hand
Lyrics by Elton John |
It is a nice full
bodied deep red wine with a tangy and robust aroma with just
a hint of vanillin and caramels. A rich flavourful wine
featuring the best levels of readily medicinal
characteristics of any fruit.
Highly complimentary with poultry, wild game, fish, and
creamy pastas. Very good with roast beef, lamb or pork. An
excellent all around red wine
Vital Statistics:
 Sweetness
- Pleasantly Dry
Colour
- Deep Rich Bluish/Red
Rim
Colour - Light Blue/Red
Swirling
Colour - Deep Rich Red
Aroma
- Tangy Citrus
Initial
Taste - Well Balanced On the
Pallette
Taste
- Rich Elderberry Flavour with
Subtle Undertones of Citrus
After
Taste - Crisp and Desireable
Alcoholic
Content - 13.5 %
QC - Quality Certified by the LCBO
Order Countryman's Wine
GRAPE
Nutritional values:
Vitamin A: 80 I.U. per 100mg
Vitamin B: Thiamine 0.06mg;
Riboflavin 0.04mg;
Niacin 0.2mg
Vitamin C: 4mg
Protein: 1.4mg
Calories: 70
ELDERBERRY
Nutritional values:
Vitamin A: 600 I.U. per 100mg
Vitamin B: Thiamine 0.07mg
Riboflavin 0.06mg;
Niacin 0.5mg
Vitamin C: 36mg
Protein: 2.6mg
Calories: 72
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