WINE TRIVIA
"Wine is poetry
in a bottle"
Earnest Hemingway
As late as the 17-th
century, the French wine makers di not use corks.
They stuffed oil soaked
rags in the opening.
The smell of young
wine is "Aroma" more mature wine is considered a "Bouquet".
Thomas Jefferson was
a great wine lover. In 1801 his salary was $25,000 of which he
spent $6,500 on provisions and groceries, $2,700 on servants and
$3,000 on wine.
Women are more susceptible
to the effects of wine then men because women
have less of an enzyme
in the lining of the stomach thwt is needed to metabolize alchol.
"Men are like
wine, some turn into vinegar,
but the best improve
with age."
pope John Paul XXIII
A standard glass of
red wine has 110 calories.
With age red wines
tend to lose color , white wines gain color.
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The lip of a red wine
glasses
is sloped inward to
capture the aromas of the wine
and deliver them to
your nose.
The very first commercial
winery was established in 1823, and was located in Missouri.