2. 10 facts about wine
1st
• 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 (bumping glasses
makes the drink spill from one cup to the other). This
tradition started even earlier in ancient Greece – where the
host was to drink the first cup of wine to show his guests he
does not intend to poison them.
3. 10 facts about wine
2nd
• And if we mentioned Rome – 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.
4. 10 facts about wine
3th
• Do you like wine AND living extreme? 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. if you’d like you can add the snake’s heart to
the mix as well.
5. 10 facts about wine
4th
• 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. For comparison –
second place was only able to recognize 4 of them.
6. 10 facts about wine
5th
• Women get drunk faster from wine because of their water
to fat ratio
7. 10 facts about wine
6th
• There are folks that are afraid of wine.
Some people’s reason of hating wine is
that they think that wine is poisoned.
8. 10 facts about wine
7th
• Wine Doesn’t Make You Fat. Wine have no effect
on your body, but beer have.
9. 10 facts about wine
8th
• In Japan there is a spa where you can swim in tea,
coffee, and wine.
10. 10 facts about wine
9th
• There is more alcohol in mouthwash than
wine.
11. 10 facts about wine
10th
• The oldest preserved bottle of wine is
nearly 1700 years old and it is on display in
a German museum.