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A subtle blend of wine information, facts, news, chat and offers - cheers
Welcome to the new look Vino Club website; new and improved content, new and improved navigation, new and improved information and new and improved articles on the wonderful world of wine.
The Vino Club is aimed at all people of all ages who enjoy wine, from the novice tippler to the master vintner. We hope to bring you interesting features and stories; provide friendly advice on choosing and drinking wine; latest news; outstanding offers; something new and different.
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The Vino Club is fermented in three main sections: Features, In the News and Information to bring you a wealth of wine related topics to both new and old members, we hope you'll like the new look Vino Club and find it's contents useful. Please, let us know what you think of the Vino Club and anything you would like to see in the Club. We'll be updating and adding things all the time. Soon we shall have a dedicated members area where you can chat to other members and share your wine tales.
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Some fascinating vino facts to impress your friends at the bar and round the dining table.
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- Around 800 gallons, that's almost 5,000 standard bottles, of wine can be produced from one acre of grapevines.
- There are over 10,000 varieties of wine grapes around the world.
- A glass of wine will contain about 85 calories.
- It takes just over one kilogram of grapes to make a bottle of wine.
- Chablis is made from the Chardonnay grape, be sure to remind all those that say they don't like Chardonnay and would prefer Chablis.
- In ancient Babylon, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead (that's fermented honey 'wine' beverage) he could drink for a month after the wedding. Because this calendar was lunar or moon-based, the period of free mead was called the "honey month" or what we now call the "honeymoon".
- Pubs served drinks in pints and quarts. Innkeepers would advise unruly customers to mind their own pints and quarts. It's the origin of minding your 'P's and Q's'.
- Methyphobia is the fear of alcohol.
- In olden days, a whistle was baked into the rim or handle of ceramic cups and mugs used by pub drinkers. When they wanted a refill, they used to whistle to get the barman's attention. So when out drinking, they used to 'wet their whistle'.
- White wine gets darker as it ages, while red wine get lighter.
...now, not a lot of people know that. More trivia to come soon - watch this space.
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