Whether you're savoring a bottle with your loved one at a fancy restaurant or lounging in your PJ's, watching a baffling movie and munching on crisps, a good wine somehow makes everything better. Wine has been around for centuries, and each bottle holds a rich blend of history, science... and a whole lot of patience.
Wine Facts That Probably Surprise You
- Some people have a real fear of wine called oenophobia. Yes, it's a thing!
- The world’s oldest known winery is in Armenia, dating back to 4100 BC.
- The Titanic’s wine cellar? Yep, when divers explored the wreck, many bottles were still intact.
- The oldest surviving wine bottle was found near Speyer, Germany, and dates to around AD 325 now on display in the local museum.
- Ever wondered where “drinking to your health” came from? In ancient Greece, hosts sipped first to show the wine wasn’t poisoned.
- Wine is totally guilt-free, zero fat and no cholesterol.
- Women and Asians often feel wine’s effects faster due to lower levels of enzymes that help break down alcohol.
- In Japan, you can actually swim in wine alongside tea, coffee, and more in a fancy spa.
- In Vietnam, ask for “cobra wine” and they’ll serve rice wine infused with snake blood prepared on the spot.
- China has become the world’s largest red wine market, not just for taste but also because red is an auspicious, lucky color.
- Shock alert: white wine can be made from red grapes!
- Mouthwash typically has more alcohol than wine.
- A young wine emits an intense “aroma,” while a more mature wine proudly reveals its elegant “bouquet.” Fancy, right?
- Women often make better tasters, many have a keener sense of smell than men.
''At the end of the day, you really can’t make a wrong choice.
As long as you pay attention to what it is that you don’t like about a wine
each bottle will get you closer to what you do like.
Take it one glass at a time!''