Tag Archives: wine trivia

Toast in’t!

Posted on December 1, 2011 by

Here’s an interesting tidbit of trivia. Comes from the Wineculture.com website, which I stumbled across. Did you  know that the term “toast” actually comes from dropping toast, or burnt bread, into bad wine in Roman times?  Having some crackers on the side to … Continue reading →

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Worldwide Wine Acreage

Posted on November 27, 2011 by

I stumbled across this the other day: In terms of acreage, wine grapes rank #1 among all crops planted worldwide. I’d love to think this is true. Anyone out there to refute it? This ranks right up there with Wikepedia reliability. This sure … Continue reading →

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