A slideshow presentation of fun facts about wine. By Steven Zoernack.

1. WINE FACTS
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2. In an experiment conducted in 2001 at the University of
Bordeaux, every one of the 54 undergraduates in wine making
and tasting thought they were tasting a red wine while it was
actually a dyed white wine. Furthermore, when comparing
identical wine of different prices, experts raved about the
expensive wine while panning the cheap wine.

3. The world’s oldest person attributed her ripe old age (122) to a
diet of olive oil, port wine and 1kg of chocolate per week.

4. The ancient Greeks had a wine glass to ensure the drinker’s
moderation. If wine was poured above a certain level, the cup
spilled its entire contents out of the bottom.

5. During the prohibition, grape juice mix was sold with the
warning “After dissolving the brick in a gallon of water, do not
place the liquid in a jug away in the cupboard for twenty days,
because then it would turn into wine.”

6. Ancient Egyptians developed the wine label.

7. The Swedish former physical education teacher, Richard Juhlin
has the best nose for wine (champagne specifically) and in
famous blind tasting of 2003, arranged by Spectacle du Monde,
he correctly identified 43 of 50 wines. The one who came in
second correctly identified only four.

8. All Royal Navy vessels wishing to enter The Port of London are
still required to give a gift of a barrel of rum or wine to
Constable of the Tower of London upon entry.

9. The oldest preserved bottle of wine is nearly 1700 years old
and it is on display in a German museum.

10. 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.