Many benefits of grapes 🍇

_{My vineyard in Bogojina, Slovenia}

Grapes contain an abundance of vitamins and minerals. Ancient people and many people valued it primarily for its wine, but it also found its place under the sun as a medicinal fruit. The life force embedded in each berry was a medicine they once loved to resort to. The ruined health had to be restored quickly, the ideal remedy was a terrible juice - it was once prized as dry gold. This biblical fruit was once especially cherished, and it still plays an important role today. Women ate it to feel better and maintain beauty, and modern medicine has only confirmed what they already knew: grapes contain silicon, which strengthens health and maintains beautiful skin, hair and nails; this mineral is essential for the structure of connective tissue and organs.

Well, today we still know that the grape skin is full of bioflavonoids, which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. It was once used as a remedy for many ailments, cleanses the blood, promotes weight loss, cleanses the body of toxins, it is also said to cure various inflammations and skin allergies, to help treat bronchitis and coughs, to slow over aging. Resveratrol is a powerful antioxidant, is also thought to be anti-carcinogenic and has been linked to longevity. Because the sugar in grapes gets into the blood quickly, it is a great help during mental and physical efforts as well as for faster recovery after illness and even for anemia. Perhaps the biggest impression is made by the list of benefits for the heart and blood vessels, including lowering blood cholesterol and taking care of better blood pressure regulation.

Or in other words: grapes protect a person from himself and his own lifestyle, which contributes to the development of many diseases, so experts advise: eat grapes, in any form. It is best, of course, fresh, but it also goes differently: if you like cakes, you can enrich them with a unique taste of red, black and yellow raisins.

If you really want to get the most out of grapes, choose the really ripe ones: the berries should be whole, firm, smooth (not wrinkled). Grapes like to ferment at room temperature, so it is best to keep them in the refrigerator: gently wrap them in a kitchen (paper) towel and put them with it in a food storage container with a lid, so you will prolong the freshness for a few days. If possible, choose fruits that are organically grown: grapes grown conventionally belong to the group of fruits and vegetables most contaminated with pesticides. In any case, wash it well. Now is the grape season, take advantage of it.

I'm happy to say that grape harvest in my vineyard in Bogojina (Slovenia) is done and in few weeks time new, young wine, year 2021 will be ready. 🍇