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VINCON - WINE CONDIMENT
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Vincon Red and White Wine Stocks are a MUST in the cupboard.
They are a great way to add wine to your cooking without the
need to reduce and cook off the alcohol.
What is Vincon? Vincon is a concentrated red or white wine to be used in all cooking applications in which we would traditionally use wine.
When Prenzel Distilling Company was approached by a major NZ company to help them overcome this tedious process of ‘reduction', the project was taken on as a bit of challenge. Vincon was the result - a world first judging by its international acclaim.
Vincon gained notice on the international scene in its early days earning:
Creativity award - CHH Food Awards 1997, and
Category Winner - Most Innovative New Food Product in the World 1998 - SIAL (Paris)
The optimum way to use Vincon is by using it to flavour a dish as you would a Soy Sauce or any other condiment; by adding it according to taste when the cooking has finished.
If using a recipe which requires wine, Vincon can be added at any time, by diluting it with 3 times its amount of water or stock. This ensures that it will not be too concentrated and it's great for marinades.
So, use Vincon rather than wine in cooking and keep your wine for the purpose in which it was intended - drinking! Vincon will keep indefinitely once opened.
 Eat
Purple Grapes for Resveratrol
Grapes are very valuable nutritionally.
Resveratrol can be found in purple grapes on the skin. This substance has many benefits alone. This is because resveratrol is one of those antioxidants which fight against free radicals. Free radicals are dangerous types of molecules which attack the immune system, setting us up for many health problems. They try to attach themselves to other types of molecules in your body and make those harmful as well.
Resveratrol has a powerful effect on fighting various types of brain disabilities, such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Why? Because, Resveratrol reduces the production of a substance called Abeta. Abeta, is a harmful type of plaque found in people with Alzheimer's and dementia. The resveratrol kills this plaque formation, which does a lot for the prevention of cognitive impairments in people.
Resveratrol in grapes also have the ability to help hypertension.
Grapes also contain tannin. Tannin is like a natural type of antibiotic that helps to fight off colds and flu viruses. This substance in grapes goes into the stomach where it has a great absorption rate.
You know the old saying 'Eat, drink and be merry'; - it's
good for you - but remember - everything in moderation.
Warm summertime wishes, from the team at Prenzel |
