Romanticism is precisely situated neither in choice of subject nor in exact truth, but in a way of feeling. - Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) Romanticism is precisely situated neither in choice of subject nor in exact truth, but in a way of feeling. -- Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) Right there, courtesy of Baudelaire, you have the first and largest problem with Romanticism: it is nearly impossible to concisely define what it was.
Beyond the heart, champagne could benefit your brain as well. Three glasses a week of bubbly could help prevent brain disorders, including dementia and Alzheimer's disease, according to the Reading study. It found that certain black grape varieties used in champagne can aid memory via a compound called phenolic acid. The researchers recommend that people drink two to three glasses of champagne a week, starting after the age of 40 to help stave off dementia. Of course, all of these benefits come with caveats.
Champagne is the drink of toasts. In many countries around the world, the pop of the cork and clink of glasses lets the assembled know that someone is going to say something kind, funny, insightful, or maybe even important. Champagne is also, in the popular lore, the drink of the wealthy. Those who top Forbesâ various lists of the richest people in the world presumably bathe in the stuff, and hip-hop has long embraced it as a choice beverage for both drinking and spraying on video vixens.