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I thought today I would fill you full of fun little wine facts and review a great Malbec from Argentina! I'll make this light and fun! You know, fun little facts you can wow your friends with!
Let's talk wine first. Finca el Origen 2010 Malbec. This wine is packed with plum, cherry and blueberry with a little oak and herbal tea thrown in for good measure. This wine is smooth with a somewhat complex finish. (Certainly for the $) This little baby will set you back a whopping $8.99 at your neighborhood Wind Discount Center. Get in your car, drive to the shop, tell the person to load as much as you can fit into your trunk and put in your basement. There, you're all set for winter!
Now fun facts!
It takes approximately 21/2 pounds of grapes to make a bottle of wine.
Approximately 800 gallons of wine is produce from 1 acre of vines.
There are over 10,000 different grape varieties.
California produces over 17 million gallons of wine each year.
There are 85 calories in a 4 oz glass of red wine.
There are 60 gallons of wine to a barrel.
There is approximately 400 vines to an acre.
Wine making can be traced back to 6000 BC, by the Mesopotamians.
Screw caps seal 93% of wines from New Zealand and 75% of Australian wines.
90% of all wines should be consumed within 1 year.
Yellow Tail is the number 1 selling imported wine in the US.
The term bouquet refers to the total scent of the wine. Aroma is the scent of the grapes. When wine tasters want to describe the bouquet and the aroma together, they use the term nose.
In 2008, the top five wine-producing states in the U.S. were California (3.4 million tons of grapes crushed for wine), Washington (145,000 tons), New York (45,000 tons), Oregon (40,000 tons), and Pennsylvania (13,200 tons).
California grows more Chardonnay grapes than anywhere in the world!
Chardonnay is the number 1 selling wine in the US.
Wine has no fat or cholesterol (otherwise I would be one fat son-of-a gun!)
That should keep you busy for a while. Go impress your friends!
Cheers!
J
I thought today I would fill you full of fun little wine facts and review a great Malbec from Argentina! I'll make this light and fun! You know, fun little facts you can wow your friends with!
Let's talk wine first. Finca el Origen 2010 Malbec. This wine is packed with plum, cherry and blueberry with a little oak and herbal tea thrown in for good measure. This wine is smooth with a somewhat complex finish. (Certainly for the $) This little baby will set you back a whopping $8.99 at your neighborhood Wind Discount Center. Get in your car, drive to the shop, tell the person to load as much as you can fit into your trunk and put in your basement. There, you're all set for winter!
Now fun facts!
It takes approximately 21/2 pounds of grapes to make a bottle of wine.
Approximately 800 gallons of wine is produce from 1 acre of vines.
There are over 10,000 different grape varieties.
California produces over 17 million gallons of wine each year.
There are 85 calories in a 4 oz glass of red wine.
There are 60 gallons of wine to a barrel.
There is approximately 400 vines to an acre.
Wine making can be traced back to 6000 BC, by the Mesopotamians.
Screw caps seal 93% of wines from New Zealand and 75% of Australian wines.
90% of all wines should be consumed within 1 year.
Yellow Tail is the number 1 selling imported wine in the US.
The term bouquet refers to the total scent of the wine. Aroma is the scent of the grapes. When wine tasters want to describe the bouquet and the aroma together, they use the term nose.
In 2008, the top five wine-producing states in the U.S. were California (3.4 million tons of grapes crushed for wine), Washington (145,000 tons), New York (45,000 tons), Oregon (40,000 tons), and Pennsylvania (13,200 tons).
California grows more Chardonnay grapes than anywhere in the world!
Chardonnay is the number 1 selling wine in the US.
Wine has no fat or cholesterol (otherwise I would be one fat son-of-a gun!)
That should keep you busy for a while. Go impress your friends!
Cheers!
J
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