Five Surprising Health Benefits Of Champagne

I came across this wonderful article on The Telegraph written by  Guy Kelly. Surprising health benefits of champagne..

You would be marveled:

It'll improves your memory:

Two years ago, scientists at Reading University gave some rats champagne every day for six weeks, then asked them to complete a maze. That might sound like a fraternity hazing ritual, but the results warranted celebration: without drinking champagne the rats had an average success rate in the maze of 50pc, but that increased to 70pc after some bubbly.
"[The] research is exciting because it illustrates for the first time that moderate consumption of champagne has the potential to influence cognitive functioning such as memory," said the research's leader, Dr Jeremy Spencer.
Spencer's conclusion was that compounds found in the two red grapes used to make champagne – Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier – can improve memory and spatial awareness to the extent that "three glasses a week" could "help delay the onset of degenerative brain disorders, such as dementia."
The experiment has yet to be repeated on humans, but at the time of the initial study Spencer hoped to conduct a trial asking 50 pensioners to drink champagne for three years in order to test its effects. Presumably he wasn't lacking for volunteers.

It's good for your heart:

A lot has been made of the red wine's benefits for your heart, but champagne (which is predominantly made from red grapes, of course) is just as healthy. One study found that the sparkling wine contained high levels of polyphenols – antioxidants found in red grapes but less intensely in white – that can lower blood pressure and prevent heart problems.
In fact, Reading's Dr Jeremy Spencer, a man who appears to have generously given his life over to finding reasons for us to drink more, suggested that two glasses a day will do the trick. "We have found that a couple of glasses a day has a beneficial effect on the walls of blood vessels – which suggests champagne has the potential to reduce strokes and heart disease," he told the Observer. "It is very exciting news." Thanks Jeremy.

It gets you drunk quickly:

As anyone who has enjoyed an overdrawn wedding pre-reception knows, it doesn't take long for champagne to go to one's head. That's not always a good thing, but it does make it the perfect cocktail party tipple, quickly diffusing awkwardness and lifting the mood. (Yes, this health benefit is primarily mental, not physical).
It's all in the bubbles, apparently. An experiment by the University of Oxford, conducted on a full six peope, found that alcohol levels of participants drinking champagne were higher after 20 minutes than of those given flat sparkling wine. It was decided that fizz gets into the blood stream quicker as a result of the carbonation 'rushing' the alcohol from the stomach to the small intestine.
It's a matter for debate, but whatever the effect, it doesn't last: even if you accept that bubbly gets you tipsy quicker, after around 45 minutes you'll be no more drunk than somebody having a glass of wine.

It'll improve your skin:

Ever wondered why successful Formula One drivers have such supple skin? Probably not, but we'll give you the definite, science-proven reason anyway: 'champers.
Taking a hit of champagne to the face, as the top three drivers do on the podium after each race, might be an expensive detoxifier, but it's also an effective one.
“Champagne detoxifies the skin with antioxidants and lightening tartaric acid helps even out the skin tone,” says dermatologist Marina Peredo. “For those with oily skin, its antibacterial properties aid in leaving last year’s breakouts behind.”

It contains fewer calories than wine:

Unless you consume it by the gallon, choosing champagne over wine or beer represents the diet option. Sort of. A small flute of Brut (which means it contains no more than 12 grams of residual sugar per litre) champagne is roughly 80-100 calories, fewer than a 175ml glass of wine and far healthier than a pint of beer.