The Mesopotamians are credited as being the first to produce wine in 6000 B.C.

In the middle ages wine was used as currency.

Most red wines should be served at 62˚F-65˚F

During prohibition, a product called the Grape Brick was sold to thousands of households in America. Attached to the brick of dried and pressed winegrape concentrate was a packet of yeast and a warning, “Do not add yeast or fermentation will result.”

Port should be served at 62˚F-65˚F

Over 10,000 varieties of wine grapes are grown around the world.

A tannin is a naturally occurring substance in grape skins, seeds and oak barrels…Tannins create the “drying out” feeling in your mouth. The greater you experience this the higher the tannins are in your wine.

Most white wines should be served at 53˚F-62˚F

Rosé wines are made from red grapes and get their “pinkish” color from the short time the juice is in contact with the red grape skins.

The pressure in a bottle of sparkling wine is about 90psi, about three times that in a car tire.

Grapes are the most planted fruit on the planet.

American wine drinkers consume more wine on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year