Hovhannes Meliqyan

It’s interesting to know

WINE

10 facts about wine1st• 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.

10 facts about wine2nd• 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.

10 facts about wine3th• 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.

10 facts about wine4th• 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.

10 facts about wine5th• Women get drunk faster from wine because

of their water to fat ratio

10 facts about wine6th• There are folks that are afraid of wine. Some people’s reason of hating wine is that they think that wine is poisoned.

10 facts about wine7th• Wine Doesn’t Make You Fat. Wine

have no effect on your body, but beer have.

10 facts about wine8th• In Japan there is a spa where you can

swim in tea, coffee, and wine.

10 facts about wine9th• There is more alcohol in

mouthwash than wine.

10 facts about wine10th• The oldest preserved bottle of wine

is nearly 1700 years old and it is on display in a German museum.