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On May 25th of each year, wine lovers everywhere pour a glass of their favorite wine to celebrate National Wine Day.
National Wine Day found as early as 2009, today, wine enthusiasts unite to celebrate our favorite fermented fruit juice.
Since its establishment in 1812 by Spanish missionaries, California’s wine country in the northern Bay Area of northern California has dominated American wine production and our personal vision of the elegant American vineyard.
There were a mere 25 wineries in this area of California in 1974. Today, there are over 800!
While California still leads US wine production and is now home to over 4,000 wineries state-wide, wineries are found across the US with at least 3 in every state.
In fact, the most frequently visited winery today is the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina seeing over 1 million people annually.
It’s made from fermented grapes or other fruits; wine is an alcoholic beverage.
During the fermentation processes, yeast consumes the sugars in the grapes converting it into alcohol. Different grapes produce different wines.
Winemakers will combine different wines to create more complex flavors.
Wines made from fruit or honey are often named according to the variety of fruit used.
Red wine varietals produce deep ruby reds as well as subtle amber and browns.
Their beautiful colors hint at the coming change in the season.
Besides, what better way to enjoy a great bottle of wine than by pairing it with excellent company and food.
Winemakers produce white wines from grapes with light yellow-green skins or light red skins.
However, it is not the color of the grapes that give the wine its color.
It is the tannin in the grape skins that color wine red and the flavor.
White wines are generally sweeter than red wines and are best served chilled.
Most red wines are served at room temperature.
However, a sweet red should also be chilled for the best flavor.
This availability of wineries enables us to visit the rolling hills of a beautiful vineyard closer to home.
There are over a dozen different sizes of wine bottles, many named after Biblical kings or other historical figures.
At 30 litres, the largest wine bottle size is named “Melchizedek” or “Midas” holding 200 glasses of wine.
Almost 70% of wine bottles are sealed with natural cork; most of this cork comes from Portugal.
There are over 60,000 wine labels in the market today.
One bottle of wine holds an average of 600 grapes.
The smell of an older wine is called a bouquet; the smell of a younger wine is the aroma
The states of California, Florida, and New York lead the U.S in wine consumption
Wine has been produced in southwestern France since Roman times
The Romans mixed lead with wine to help preserve it and give it a sweeter taste Ice wine (known as Eiswein), made by frozen grapes, was invented by the Germans
More wine grapes are planted than any other crop in the world
Grapes for dark red wines grow in warmer climates, while white wine grapes grow in cooler ones
Global warming may change where wine can be grown in the future
Drink wine, make wine ice-cream, make wine slushies, cook with wine, and enjoy the day.
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