Did You Know?

• More than 100 new wine producers open their doors in Australia every year. (Even more wine to buy!)
• The indent you see on the base of most wine bottles is called a punt. (I thought to punt was to kick a football, or place a bet, oh well so much for the Aussie slanguage.)
• The belief that wine is a living thing is a fallacy. (That takes all the joy out of it, doesn't it?)
• More than 700 chemical compounds in wine have been identified and named. (Now that's what I call a flavor library.)
• Moderate wine drinking decreases both the risk of coronary heart disease and mortality rates in people over 40. (Praise be, and pass the bottle.) MORE->