| Did you know that one grape cluster (around 75 | | | | This is because the actual colour of red wine |
| grapes) gives us one delicious glass of white wine? | | | | comes from the skins of the grapes themselves, |
| Therefore 4 clusters (300) give us a whole bottle | | | | and not the actual grape juice, so technically if |
| to ourselves! Can you just imagine if we had our | | | | you wanted to use the red grapes to make white |
| own vineyard, the possibilities are endless! | | | | wine, all you would have to do is remove the |
| Have you ever stopped and wondered what the | | | | skins! This is how the majority of the Champagne |
| biggest bottle of wine one can buy? It's called a | | | | you drink is made...using red grapes! |
| Nebuchadnezzar and contains 15 litres; this is | | | | From a vegetarian's point of view, I would be |
| equivalent to an astonishing 20 regular bottles of | | | | careful what wine I would drink. Shocked? Well I |
| white wine! It gives us a whole new meaning to | | | | was! Gelatine, fish extracts and eggs are used to |
| ordering just one bottle of wine. | | | | 'refine' a wine (where it is rid of excess floating |
| The reason for my new found interest in any one | | | | bits). This makes it unsuitable for vegetarians and |
| particular type of alcohol is I recently attended a | | | | vegans. |
| wine tasting event, not the best place for a self | | | | In the past cow's blood (I was assured not any |
| proclaimed alcoholic to attend, but needs must. | | | | more!) was even used in the refining process! |
| Where there's free alcohol, you most certainly will | | | | Gross. |
| find at least one wised up alcoholic! As my | | | | However after hearing all this, all I could think |
| tolerance is quite high now, whilst others around | | | | about was when I could have my next glass, you |
| me got sloshed, would you believe I actually learnt | | | | see all this doesn't bother me, alcohol is alcohol, |
| a few things! Some interesting facts I felt | | | | that sweet aromatic flavour, the sensational |
| compelled to share with the rest of the world! | | | | warm glow I get inside me upon the sweet grape |
| Red grapes can make red wine and also make | | | | juice entering my system, far outweighs my |
| white wine, but green grapes are only restricted | | | | ability to care about how its made. |
| to making white wine! Unfair a little on the red | | | | So tonight...glass of white or red my dear? |
| grapes having to do more work! | | | | |