Punts - Not just for 4th Down

Most Americans know what punting means in the football context, but I just learned the other day it is what the indent or dimple at the bottom of your wine bottle is called.  There's a common myth that the deeper the punt, the higher quality of wine.  While empirically I've found that more expensive bottles seem to follow this trend (watch, you'll all be feeling the bottom of your bottles now), many sources via Google state that there is no rhyme or reason for it.  The speculation for the purpose of a deeper punt considers effects when pouring, dealing with sediment, balancing the bottle, or dealing with the temperature by increasing surface area.

Maybe one day, some winemaker will get creative and make the punt a feature of their bottle.  Until then, we'll just have to keep speculating.

Is Wine Good For You?

We have seen articles touting the health benefits of wine, the potential downsides of drinking wine, what it can do for your mental health, and everything in between. I honestly don't even know if the current outlook on wine is positive or negative given all of the conflicting viewpoints on the subject. We are inundated with fad diets and an ever-changing data on what a balanced and healthy diet looks like. Today it is Atkins, tomorrow it is Paleo.

Eggs were good for us, and then bad for us, and now they are good for us again. Dark chocolate is good for you also! Or is it?

Taking a step back, we have been drinking wine for thousands of years as a species, and are still around to tell the tale, so how bad could it be?! Drinking it as your only source of fluids is obviously a bad idea, but a life without it is probably somewhat less enjoyable. As with all things - chocolate, eggs, even gluten - moderation is key.

So while the science keeps flip-flopping, I say drink up and enjoy!