Culture & Education
Wine Journal
Milk thistle’s active ingredient is the flavonoid silymarin, which is a complex of compounds known as flavonolignans. This compound purportedly optimizes liver function and helps with liver detoxification and...
Read MoreIf forced to choose only one spice/herb to use for the rest of my life, it would be turmeric, whose major compound and biological agent is the antioxidant and polyphenol...
Read MoreLast year's piece on Hard Cider was prompted in large part by my hearing cider makers (starting with Diane Flynt, the first with whom I had contact) talk like winemakers,...
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Read More"If music be the food of love, play on," observed Bill Shakespeare. Obviously, this was before Celine Dion, so I can forgive him (just). Personally, I find a more intimate...
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