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Cause: Uncinula necator, a a fungal disease common to all areas of the PNW. The disease tends to be more severe on the westside of the Cascades but is a chronic problem in arid districts where over-the-canopy irrigation is used for early-season frost protection or watering.
Certain chemicals found in high levels in red wine and grape seeds block the formation of estrogen, a key step in breast cancer tumor development, and could be useful in breast cancer treatment.
If cabernet could pop its own cork, it would toast itself weekly. The editorial says that an article Sunday in the journal Nature said red wine is full of the chemical resveratrol, which appears to extend the life spans of yeast and fruit flies.
A simple salad to prepare but unusual. It makes a good side salad for a dish with cheese in it or to simply accompany cheese and bread. Served very chilled, it makes an appetising starter. Try it with the new season Italian pears available mid-summer onwards. Ingredients
Vitis sp., black grape. An illustration of black grapes from a volume published by George Brookshaw, held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London.. Picture, Image, Photo, Photograph, The Natural History Museum, London
Laboratory experiments show that an extract of the skin of muscadine grapes can inhibit growth of prostate cancer cells in the laboratory. Investigators also show that muscadine grape skin extract does not contain significant amounts of resveratrol.