The amount of
The amount in a standard bottle of wine
A standard bottle of wine is 750 milliliters (or about 25 fluid ounces).
Tasting: Swallow or Spit
Both. Take a sip of wine and hold it in your mouth for a couple seconds, then either swallow it or spit out. This is an acceptable way to know if it’s a good wine. A good wine will have a lengthy aftertaste
U.S. largest producing state
California
Known as the ‘father of medicine’, used wine in many of his recorded remedies. He used it for lower fevers and as a general antiseptic
Hippocrates (c.460 – c. 370 BC),
Storage position
Laying down. If the bottle is standing up, the cork could dry out and dwindle, possibly dropping into the wine.
The number of grapes in a bottle
About 200 grapes, or 2.5 pounds of grapes.
Holding the wine glass
Wine glasses should be held by the stem, so that way it the hand does not raise the temperature of the wine. The stem is for a reason!
Largest area of vineyards
Spain: There are about 1,154,000 hectares of vineyards throughout the country.
Romans sustained the Greek tradition. They would drop a piece of toasted bread into the wine glass to soften unsavory tastes This tradition evolved into what we now refer to as a _____
|"Toast"
White: serve me with.......
White wine is served with chicken and fish
The number of years between planting a grapevine and it bearing fruit
It takes about 3-5 years for a grapevine to start bearing fruit that can be made into wine. After that, grapevines can usually bear fruit for another 40 years.
Number of years between planting a grapevine and it bearing fruit
It takes about 3-5 years for a grapevine to start bearing fruit that can be made into wine. After that, grapevines can usually bear fruit for another 40 years.
3 largest producing countries
France, Spain, and Italy.
Invented Champaign
Dom Perignon. He was a monk.
The color to health
Red Wines are well attributed to positive health benefits. It lowers your chances of having a stroke compared to nondrinkers
Amount of antioxidants in glass of wine = ____ glasses of apple juice
To get the same amount of antioxidants you find in glass of wine, you would need to drink 20 glasses of apple juice
Do this to release its powerful aromas
“swirl” the wine
“Slainte” is a typical toast in which country?
Ireland
In this country people like to mix Coke with red wine.
In Spain, the drink is known as Kalimotxo.
True or False: red wine is made from red grapes, and white wine is made from white grapes
False; red wine gets its color because the grape skins are left to ferment with the juice. To make white wine, the skins are removed before fermentation.
Time to craft a vintage wine
1 year
When a bottle of wine is ordered at a restaurant, who should sniff the cork
The person who ordered the bottle is the Designated Sniffer. Don’t pass the glass around the table and have everyone sniff appreciatively.
South American wine countries are known for their good-value red wine
Chile and Argentina
Rapper owner - Cali Red
Snoop: Cali Red
Calories in a 5 ounce glass of dry red wine
110 calories