Oldie grape pickers in Madiran, south-west France, where the local red from the tannat grape is thought to be an important factor in the region having double the national average of men aged over 90. A report in The Independent the other day caught my eye. It appears that the residents of the small Somerset village of Hinton St George have the highest life expectancy for retired men in the country. What is their secret?
Drink.
And I quote: ??Most of them have at least one glass of red wine a day,? confides Gill Esp, a woman in her sixties who works at the local tea shop. Indeed, this tea room also runs a wine club, but Ms Esp and her fellow members won?t tolerate any old plonk.
?No no, they order from The Wine Society,? she says.?
To your health!