There are so many interesting things about wine as it is one of the oldest drinks known to man. Some, especially those related to the positive health benefits, are well known to the wine-drinking public. Here you will find some of the lesser known, but no less interesting, wine facts.
Wine is almost a drink without guilt.
You can drink wine almost without guilt, as it contains zero cholesterol and no fat. Dry wines are much lower in carbohydrates and calories than sweet wines , so if you are watching your diet, choose a dry red or white wine.
Wine was used as an ancient medicine.
When Hippocrates wrote what the modern therapies were (those that have been found and recorded), almost all of his "recipes" included wine as a treatment for his patients. Even today, research shows that wine has some health benefits, especially red wine, which contains higher levels of polyphenols and resveratrol than white wines .
Women metabolize wine differently.
Women metabolize wine faster than men due to the normal composition of their stomach. Both men and women have enzymes in their stomachs that work to break down and assimilate wine, while women happen to have less of this enzyme.
The Titanic cellar is located at the bottom of the ocean.
The wreckage of the Titanic contains what is considered one of the oldest known wine cellars. Although the Titanic is at the bottom of the ocean, most of the wine bottles in the cellar were found intact. Most wines remain there, undisturbed.
There are 10,000 varieties of wine grapes.
There are more than 10,000 varieties of wine grapes planted around the world. Of these, the most popular and common grapes listed as the six noble grapes are: Chardonnay , Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
The most expensive wine.
The most expensive bottle of wine ever sold was the Domaine Romanee-Conti Burgundy in 1945 which was sold at Sotheby's auction in 2018. The collector paid $ 558,000 for the 750ml bottle. Another bottle of the same wine sold a little later for $ 496,000. Both bottles came from the cellar of Burgundy winery Robert Drouhin.
Cabernet Sauvignon: The most widely planted variety of wine grapes.
Cabernet Sauvignon is the most widely grown grape variety in the world. Around the world, there are in excess of 713,000 sections of land of Cabernet Sauvignon planted. The most widely planted white variety is Airen, a lesser known Spanish grape. There are about 625,000 acres of Airen planted. White Airen is used in many blends of white wine in Spain, its main use is in brandy.
Orange wine is a phenomenon.
You've probably heard of red wine, white wine and rosé, but did you know of a fourth category of wines called orange wine? In the case of this wine, orange describes the color and not the taste. Orange wines have a peach or orange hue. They are made by processing white grapes as red wines are made. The crushed grapes are left to soak in the skin and seeds for a period before the vinification process continues.
Eating artichokes alters the flavors of wine.
Another interesting thing about wine is that artichokes alter the taste of the wine. They contain a chemical called cynarin, which alters your tastes, causing everything to taste slightly sweet. Because of this, at the point when you drink wine while eating artichokes, it changes the kinds of the wine causing even dry and acidic wines to have a sweet, level taste. If you have artichokes, the best wine to combine them with is a crunchy, high acidity and very dry wine.
Quote about Ben Franklin wine.
At long last, this last fascinating reality about wine isn't a reality by any stretch of the imagination, it is a statement from Benjamin Franklin who stated: "Wine makes regular daily existence simple, less rushed, with not so much pressure but rather more open minded".
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