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

Port should be served at 62˚F-65˚F

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.

Grapes are the most planted fruit on the planet.

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

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

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

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.

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

In the middle ages wine was used as currency.

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

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.”