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Hotel Cortijo del Marques - A Return Journey

One of my favourite types of hotels is owner-run and historical. I´m a lover of ancient wooden doors, that have seen generations pass through their doors. On a recent one night escape I headed to the wonderful Hotel Cortijo del Marqués deep in the countyside of Granada province yet only twenty minutes drive to that incredibly fascinating provincial capital - Granada city. The city was not my destination on this quick get away, it was peace and enforced relaxation that I sought, and got. After leaving the main Madrid - Granada road a decent 4km track winds through olive groves and farmland to the Cortijo an ancient manor house bestowed to a Marques when Granada fell from Moorish control.  The walled manor house has a gorgeous wooden gateway into a cobbled courtyard where tinkling fountains sit between the restaurant and the hotel reception. Pass by the chapel and through an inner entranceway into another cobbled  courtyard surrrounded by the hotel rooms, one corner of which hides the sw
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Drinking Wine is Good for You (especially Rioja)

Rioja has joined the European iniciative to promote ´Wine in Moderation´, which as it says is to promote drinking wine, especially red wine, in moderation and these are 10 reasons (as if we need any) to drink Rioja:

1. Heart: One or two glasses a day help to improve blood circulation and reduce the risk of heart disease.

2. Dementia: The moderate consumption of red wine can help the early onset of senile dementia. El Clínico in Barcelona affirms the benefits of drinking a glass or two of wine a day to prevent alzheimers.

3. Arthritis: Studies in Sweden have discovered that drinking 5 to 10 glasses of wine a week can lower the risk of developing arthritis by 50%.

4. Flu: A Spanish study has shown that those who consume 8 to 14 glasses of red wine a week were less likely to catch a cold.

5. Diabetes: People that drink moderate amounts of wine have a better possibility of preventing diabetes type 2.


6. Cholesterol: The fibre and antioxidants found in, particularly the Tempranillo, grapes seem to reduce blood pressure and cholesterol.

7. Throat cancer: Drinking wine in moderation can protect you against throat cancer.

8. Exercise: Douglas McKeag, director of the Sports University in Indiana, demonstrated that it isn´t harmful to drink a little wine before doing exercise, in fact, it stimulated the heart.

9. Antioxidant: Wine grapes are rich in melatonin, a hormone that not only keeps you awake at night but also acts as a powerful antioxidant and eliminates toxins in cells.

10. Cardiovascular: European scientists associate the moderate consumption of wine with higher levels of fatty acids and Omega 3 in the blood.

Article taken from Ideal.es, translation and mistakes are mine. Read more from Wine Sur.com
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