Okay, well…maybe, sorta. Clogged arteries and bad livers aside, there truly are life-prolonging properties in certain foods & drinks you love to indulge in while watching the Superbowl!

Buffalo chicken wings, made with any recipe worth its salt, will be smothered in lots of hot sauce made from chili peppers. A main compound found in these peppers is Capsaicin, which causes a burning effect on sensitive areas of skin (such as your tongue, palate, and nose.)
 

Some people enjoy the pain! It is common for  many people to experience pleasurable and even euphoriant effects from eating or drinking capsaicin, and beverage companies are even marketing "Elixirs" with Capsaicin to promote an endorphin rush.

Actually, Capsaicin is also known for:

            1. an effective topical ointment to relieve pain from arthritis, sprains, and neuralgia.

            2. reducing itching and inflammation from psoriasis

            3. increasing body "heat" and the metabolic breakdown of carbohydrates

Yes, that's right, Capsaicin is being studied as a weight-loss tool!!
 

Now, as you eat your "healthy" wings, you should also sip on a beautiful wine wine has tannin, an acid that has been found in numerous studies to help reduce cholesterol, and overall is an anti-oxident, or anti-carcinogen!!
 

Really at this point, all that's left to know is "WHAT WINE WILL TASTE GREAT WITH MY BUFFALO WINGS???"
 

Here is the answer: to "stand up to" and not get overpowered by the hot sauce, you need to drink wines that either have a high fruit sugar content, a high phenol level (i.e. has a high level of perfumey & floral acids), or has a high level of carbonation (to cleanse the heat off the palate.)
 

Fruity & phenolic (floral) white wines:

 Torrontes, Gewurztraminer, Viognier, Sweet Rieslings
 

Fruity & phenolic (floral) red wines:

Gamay grape from Beaujolais, Carmenere, Zinfandels
 

Fruity and/or effervescent wines:

Rosé Champagne or Sparkling wine, Sparkling Red Lambrusco, fruity Rosé's
 

Now that you're ready to eat & drink responsibly for Superbowl Sunday, it's time to locate these perfect wine partners. Call us at 212-860-6600 and reserve a spot for Tuesday's "Wines of South America" Tasting for HALF-PRICE ($16.50 instead of the regular $33.) Taste 24 wines from Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay including some amazing selections of Torrontes, Viognier, and fruity Carmenere…the perfect wines for your wings!!!
 

Here's to your health!