People have been enjoying wine for longer than anyone can even remember. However, we may not know how certain customs or practices involving wine came about. These fun and interesting facts about wine may amaze you!
The Six Interesting Facts Every Wine Love Should Know Include:
1. The custom of bumping glasses with a “cheers” greeting came from old Rome where they used this method to make sure no one is trying to poison the other.
2. In ancient Rome it was forbidden for women to drink wine. If a husband found his wife drinking wine he would be allowed, by law, to kill her.
3. An ancient civilization that did not like wine was Egypt. The old kings avoided wine from the belief that the red alcoholic beverage is actually the blood of men who tried to fight the gods and failed.
4. If you visit Vietnam, ask your waiter a glass of cobra wine. This extreme beverage is rice-wine covered with snake blood that is killed on the spot.
5. During the prohibition period in the United States, grape juice concentrate manufacturers took advantage of the big drinking lust Americans had and put a great warning sticker on their product saying “After you mix the concentrate with water, please do not keep the mix in a barrel for 20 days – as it will turn into wine.”
6. The world champion of recognizing wine by smell was crowned in 2003. Richard Juhlin, a sport ed from Sweden, was able to recognize 43 wines out of 50.
This Makes Wine Even More Interesting!
Now that you know more facts about wine, it just might make you want to drink it more often. Did you know these facts about wine?
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