the Girls are thinking...

20.3.10

Bubbly is good for you!


Not blogged for a while as we have been so busy with stock arriving in the shop. But on a recent buying trip to Manchester, I was handed a freebie magazine and inside was some great news that we felt we ought to share with our lovely customers....


CHAMPAGNE IS OFFICIALLY GOOD FOR YOU!!


New research has revealed that not only is a glass of champers less calorific than its non-fizzy counterpart (85 calories compared with over 100 for wine) but it is also packed with blood vessel widening plant extract and the same antioxidants found in red wine.


"We have discovered that a couple of glasses of champagne a day has a beneficial effect on the walls of blood vessels, which suggests it has the potential to reduce strokes and heart disease, " says Dr Jeremy Spencer of Reading University.


So there you have it and who are we to argue with the experts?


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