wine, n.Trivia

Only 10% of wine 'experts' can consistently rate the wine from the same bottle in the same way, and they aren't consistent the next year.

wine is water intensive in its production --- 1 gallon of wine requires 1,008 gallons of water.

Ancient Egyptian pharaohs made slaves fan their wine all night to cool it down.

Vatican City has the highest per capita wine consumption of any country in the world.

Wasps are essential in the production of wine. The yeast on the surfaces of mature grapes can't survive winter but can survive and breed in the stomachs of hibernating wasps

Until 1956, French schools were allowed to serve half a liter of wine or beer to students under 14.

The organic compounds found in wine kill 99.9% of the germs that cause sore throats.

Wine scientifically tastes better if the drinker thinks it's more expensive

Johnny Depp spends about $30,000 a month on wine.

wine is consumed by 93% of households in Denmark (the most --- France is 2nd at 85%)

wine production came from sites in Armenia, Georgia, and Iran, dating from 8000 to 5000 BC.

Red wine drinkers are more likely to be introverts who love to travel and enjoy early mornings while White wine drinkers are more likely to be night owls and extroverts

Aristotle claimed that drinkers of wine and other intoxicants fall in random directions, but beer drinkers always fall on their back.

In ancient Greece, wine was diluted with three times more water than wine.

The Vatican City drinks more wine per capita (74 liters) than any other country

Wine is sold in tinted bottles because it spoils when exposed to light

Wine is quite the collector's item -- The oldest unopened bottle was found in a Roman tomb that was over 1,650 years old.

Wine bottles used to be plugged with oil-soaked rags before cork came into use.

Wine is often held in casks called 'butts', so technically, a butt-load of wine is 151 US gallons.