What Are Some Interesting Facts About Wine?
This delicious spirit, made from grapes and dating back more than 9.000 years, is loved by many and for a reason.
It’s available in a variety of color, flavors, and price points, goes well with food, is filled with antioxidants, and has proven abilities to relax us.
Here at Pinot’s Palette, it’s no secret that wine is our drink of choice, and with a bar that’s stocked with a large assortment of vino, you can be sure there’s something here for you, too!
While our studio is currently closed, we're still enjoying some wine with our arts and crafts time at home, as you probably are as well! Wine is turning out to be quite the "essential worker" right about now with the quarantine, stressful trips to the store, and becoming a homeschool parent overnight, so we appreciate it even more! :)
With the long and rich history of this beverage, there’s understandably a large amount of information out there about it; We’ve done a little research and found some really interesting facts about our favorite thirst-quencher.
----- Here Are Some Interesting Facts About Wine -----
(1) The oldest known wine cellar is on the Titanic. When divers went down to the wreckage, surprisingly most of the bottles were still intact.
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(2 )The oldest preserved bottle of wine is nearly 1700 years old and it is on display in a German museum.
(3) Drinking red wine in small doses is better for you than not drinking at all.
It might come as a surprise, but several human trial studies have shown moderate red wine consumption to be better for you than not drinking at all. Why? The antioxidants found in red wine lower incidences of cardiovascular disease, mortality, and type-2 diabetes. Of course, if you drink more than you’re supposed to, the benefits are replaced by increased health risks. So, do yourself a favor, drink red wine in moderation.
(4) As red wines age, they become lighter in color.
The color becomes less intense as wine ages. Very old wines are pale and translucent in color.
(5) California has more chardonnay grapes than any place in the world.
(6) Two new studies have shown that polyphenols in wine (and chocolate!) increase blood flow and oxygen to the brain, boosting cognitive ability. The effect gets even more beneficial as you age, since there is a natural reduction in blood supply around the brain later in life. All the more reason to have a glass of ‘medicine’ and a little dessert every chance you get.
(7 ) Since wine tasting is essentially wine smelling, females tend to be better wine tasters because women, particularly of reproductive ages, have a better sense of smell than men
(8) Wine is stored, laying down, because if the bottle is standing up, the cork could dry out and dwindle, possibly dropping into the wine.
(9) The lip of a red wine glass is sloped inward to capture the aromas of the wine and deliver them to your nose.
(10) Poor quality soil tends to produce better wine.
(11) The custom of bumping glasses with a “cheers” or ‘ drinking to one’s heath’ came from old Rome where they used this method to make sure no one is trying to poison the other (bumping glasses makes the drink spill from one cup to the other). This tradition started even earlier in ancient Greece – where the host was to drink the first cup of wine to show his guests he does not intend to poison them.
(12) Chilling tones down the sweetness of wine. If a red wine becomes too warm, it may lose some of its fruity flavor.
(13) One grape vine produces 10 bottles.
(14) Sparkling white wine can be made anywhere, but only those grown and bottled in France’s Champagne region can call themselves champagnes. Alternatives include cava, prosecco and even sparkling Riesling!
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