Wine 101: Fun Facts to Impress Your Friends

wine 101|| {Fun Facts to Impress Your Friends} WINE FUN FACTS DID YOU KNOW (1 acre OF LAND houses 450 to 2,200 vines 1 vine OF grapPeS annually produces 3-4 bottles of wine, or 15-20glasses 1 Ton oF grapes TON produces 60 cases of wine{720 bottles} 1 225-LİTER BarreL of wine equals 25 cases {300 bottles or 1,500 glasses} O BOTTLE OF Wwine contains about 2.8lbs of grapes 1 50Z. GLASS OF Wine contains about 1/2lbs of grapes WINE CONSUMPTION IN THE US. 2003 1 YEAR 2.68 GALLONS PER PERSON MISCONCEPTION: all wines improve with age 90% of all WINES should be CONSUMED within Drink these 3 collections after 10 years: A great CHATEAUX OF BORDEAUX The best producens of CALİFORNIA CABERNET SAUVIGNON 1 year The finest producens of VINTAGE PORT There are 10,000 {170} varieties of WINE GRAPES WOILDWIDE The average age of a FRENCH OAK TREE harvested for use in crearing wine BarreLS THE CELEBRATORY TOAST Ancient Romans started the TRADITION by dunking toasted bread inTo THeir wine to shield the unpleasant tastes & acidity do declare DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH that this s wine is safe! 1-2 4 oz DRINK WINE EVERY DAY In ancient Greece DINNEŘ HOSTS took the first sip of wine to ensure iT was sare giving us the phrase "drink to one's health DRINĶING WINE DAILY Has carpiovascuLar BenerİTS both heart disease & heart attacks risks are lowered as a result SOURCES Brought to you by: http://www.delish.com/recipes/wine-guide/fun-wine-facts#slide-1 http://thehill.com/capital-living/vino-veritas/313341-fun-facts-about-wine http://www.800wine.com/winefacts.cfm TIZIANO