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In 1954 Mayor Lucien Jeune passed a law which made it illegal for UFOs to fly over or land on the vineyards of... fb.me/7xzo35PiQ
Following the California gold rush in the mid-19th century, Chinese immigrants played a prominent role in the... fb.me/2292Ld5uY
Red wine is considered to be the oldest man-made medicine as its healing value is mentioned on Ancient Egyptian... fb.me/2xmelelmn
The next couple of Hollywood Stars to produce their own wine are Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The wine is grown... fb.me/26mDLriex
Popstar Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas and her dad have their own winery called Ferguson Crest. Besides varietal... fb.me/2mAFmhHP9
'Christwein' is a german description for wine made of grapes which were harvested on Christmas Eve. Usually botritysed or icewine.
U.S. President Nixon is said to have had his Chateau Margaux served to him in a bottle which was wrapped in a... fb.me/ChSv7cVF
Free Wine and water is offered to pilgrims at a fountain along the Way of St. James. Bodegas Irache is on the... http://fb.me/uzOkgYod
Bâtard-Montrachet is a Grand Cru vineyard for Chardonnay in Burgundy. It's name suggests it to be the 'Bastard' of... http://fb.me/E7WsWdWT
Marilyn Monroe is said to have bathed in champagne. It took 350 bottles to fill her bathtub. http://bit.ly/bS7ba9
The 'Whistler Tree' in Altentejo is the World's Largest Cork Tree.It produces enough cork to seal 100000 bottles per harvest.
The record for the most people toasting (wine glasses raised) at the same venue was set by 26,564 visitors to... http://bit.ly/d7irwV
The most common aging barrel for Wine holds 225 Litres (59 U.S. Gallons). It's size was determined by the maximum... http://bit.ly/5CPh6E
The most common aging barrel for Wine holds 225l (59gal).It's size was determined by the maximum weight a docker could load by hand.
One of the requirements for producing german Eiswein (icewine) is that the grapes are harvested and crushed at temperatues below -7°C (19°F)
One of the requirements for producing german Eiswein (icewine) is that the grapes are harvested and crushed at... http://bit.ly/6W1Syd
Bubbles in a bottle of champagne have been calculated/ counted by scientists Bill Lembeck=49mil.& Bruno Dutertre=250mil.
'Teinturier' refers to very uncommon grape varieties with red skin, flesh and juice.The most famous one is Alicante Bouschet.