1.  What temperature should Red Wine be stored at and served at?

Red Wine should be stored at 55 degrees in a wine refrigerator or cellar.

Red Wine should be served at Room temperature… to clarify… not room temperature here in FL!  Room temperature in a nice cool wine cellar…70 degrees.

2.  What color grapes are used to make white wine?

Red grapes!

3.  How many grapes does it take to make a bottle of wine?

On average it takes 736 grapes to make 1 bottle.

4.  How many bubbles in a bottle of Champagne?

Almost 58 million!

5.  Is the practice of walking on grapes (Think “I love Lucy”) still used in wine making?

It is!  Usually when producing small quantities of High End Port Wines.

6.  What has the highest alcohol content:  Wine, Beer or Whisky

 Standard serving sizes of all alcohol beverages — beer, wine, and liquor — are equal in alcohol strength and effect on the body.

7.  What type of wine has the lowest calories?

Dry and low alcohol content wines are the lowest in calories….. although I would rather drink what I like and cut calories somewhere else!

8.  What happens to Red and White wine as they age?

Red wine gets lighter in color and White wine gets darker in color.

9.  How much pressure is there in a bottle of Champagne?

The pressure in a bottle of champagne is 90 pounds per square inch, about three times that in your automobile tire.

10. Are you scared to open a bottle of Champagne? Now you have a reason to be!  How fast does a cork travel when you open it?

A flying cork can travel up to 50 MPH