In last weeks article Amazing Wine Fact's Part 2, we learned about how color can tell you where the wine is from, why women get drunk faster than men, and how labels can tell you volumes about a wine.
In this weeks post, we will learn about when wine was discovered, people who have a wine phobia, and why wine doesn't make you fat.
Lets conclude our amazing journey, shall we?
8. Wine is 6,000 years old?
It is believed that wine dates back clear to the Neolithic Period (8500-4000 B.C.E). This discovery was found in Iran, which according to textbooks and scholars, was part of the Cradle of Life. Then a discovery found cultivated vines around 7000-5000 B.C.E. It is also thought that the drink had accidently fermented, when native yeast came into contact with stored grapes.
Winemaking then became more refined in Egypt and spread across the Mediterranean by Greeks. The Europeans and Spanish brought their brews to the new world.
9. Don't be scared its only wine
Yes Oenophobia is a real thing friends. Why people are afraid of wine is beyond me, many speculate that it could be that the red color reminds them of blood.
10. You wont be a fat wineo
Wine unlike beer or some other fermented alcohols will not affect your waistline. In one study it found that women who had only one drink a day actually were on average ten pounds lighter than those who didn't drink. And lets face it ten pounds of body fat is a lot. It is theorized that calories in wine are not absorbed the same way as fats, carbs, and protein. So pick up a glass of wine and put down the pudding.
So there you have it folks, 10 amazing facts about wine. Do you know something that I dont? Shoot me an email or post in the comment section and share.
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