Archive for February, 2010

Guinness World Wine Records

Sunday, February 7th, 2010

In the 1955 edition of Guninness World Records, Dionsio Sanchez of Spain is cited for consuming 24 pints of beer in 52 minutes and 40 pints of wine in 59 minutes.

“We’re not going to encourage that sort of thing today,” Guinness editor in chief Craig Glenday said recently. “That’s how people get hurt.”

But can the Smiling Grape Company beat Scott Murphy’s record for smashing more than 10 one litre wine bottles in under 30 seconds with using just our bare hands?  Now that’s going to hurt…

Drink yourself younger…

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Scientists at Gothenberg University in Sweden have discovered that the chemical resveratrol in red wine can help you stay young by slowing the ageing process. 

Unfortunately, you’ll need to drink 100 bottles a day for it to have an effect…