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Saturday, April 4, 2015

Cannonau Sardinia - the fountain of youth!



2012 Pala Cannonau Sardinia....$8.99
Next lowest price on Wine-Searcher is $12.99
Grapes - Cannonau 100%.
Age of vineyard - 10 years.
Intense ruby red colour with violet threads, very clear. A very intense perfume, fresh and with connations of mature red fruits and vegetables.

Cannonau is the main red grape of Sardinia. The DOC Cannonau is one of the most well-known.  It's a flower that grows here in our vineyards... that's why we called I Fiori in range with the other classical traditinal wine varietarls of Sardinia.
The flower on the label is aAquilegia Nuragica, one of thetwo hundred endemic speciesof Sardinia, a symbol of its diversity. It grows in the Gorroppu canyon (Gennargentu National Park) and there are only ten plants left and protected. Hisoriginal color is the one used in Nuragus label.




As seen on Oprah and Dr. Oz
Dan Buettner's Blue Zones - living longer
"Sardinians drink wine moderately. Cannonau wine has two or three times the level of artery-scrubbing flavonoids as other wines. Moderate wine consumption may help explain the lower levels of stress among men. - Bluezones


Blue Zones History
In 2004, Dan Buettner teamed up with National Geographic and the world’s best longevity researchers to identify pockets around the world where people live measurably longer better. In these “Blue Zones” they found that people reach age 100 at rates 10 times greater than in the United States.

After identifying 5 of the world’s Blue Zones, [Sardinia being one of them] Dan and National Geographic took teams of scientists to each location to identify lifestyle characteristics that might explain longevity. They found that the lifestyles of all Blue Zones residents shared nine specific characteristics. We call these characteristics the Power 9®.

Dan’s subsequent book The Blue Zones hit the New York Times best-seller list and took Dan everywhere from Oprah to TED to Bill Clinton’s Health Matters Initiative. The success prompted a new challenge: could we improve health and longevity in the US? 
- Bluezones

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