Did you know that California is the 4th largest producer of wine in the world? The three top manufacturers are France, Italy, and Spain.
When aged, red wines often fade, eventually turning a rusty, brick red color. White wines, however, become more golden with age before darkening to brownish yellow.
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When a wine is paired with food, the food and wine have what is called “synergy.” This is an additional flavor that the food or wine, if consumed alone, does not have.
Approximately 55% of wine consumed in restaurants is red wine.
European wines are given names based on their geographical locations, while non-European wines are named after grape varieties.
One of the oldest known literary works, the Epic of Gilgamesh, features wine prominently; the goddess, Siduri, is symbolic of fertility, as well as fermentation (wine).
Women are often better wine tasters than men; their sense of smell is often keener.
1,000 lbs. of grapes will make about 60 cases of wine, or 720 bottles. A single bottle of wine contains close to 3 pounds of grapes!
Hippocrates, the “father” of medicine, used wine in almost all of his remedies. He used it to alleviate fevers, prescribed it as a diuretic, and utilized it for its antiseptic properties.
Hammurabi’s Code (1,800 B.C.) features a law to punish fraudulent wine merchants: drowning in a river!
When wineskins were used to hold wine in ancient times, the skins were cleaned, tanned, and turned so that the hairy side was on the inside, making contact with the wine.
Today, wine grapes take up the most acres of all fruit crops planted in the world.
The Vikings called America “Vinland” after finding numerous massive, native grape vines growing there around A.D. 1,000.
A typical glass of dry red or white wine contains 110 calories. Sweeter wines have more.
Vintage Cellars started building custom wine cellars in 1990. Based in San Macros, California, we have built custom wine cellars throughout the United States.
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