Enjoy these 15 interesting facts about wine from Rim Rock Ranch.
1. Although red wine can only be produced from red grapes, white wine can be produced from both white and red grapes.
2. There are approximately 20 million acres of grapes planted across the world; thanks to this number, grapes are ranked as the world’s number one fruit crop .
3. On average, there are about 75 grapes in each cluster.
4. Wine is considered more complex than blood serum it has so many organic chemical compounds.
5. The shape of the shallow and wide-mouthed Champagne or sparkling wine glass is widely accepted to be a tribute to the "breast" of Marie Antoinette, but the Greek’s claim it is indeed a tribute to Helen of Troy.
6. Although the average life span of a grapevine is 25 years, grapevines are actually capable of producing grapes for more than 100 years.
7. A glass of wine (about 4 oz.) contains about 85 calories.
8. The wine industry generates more than 145,000 jobs in California.
9. The phrase “rule of thumb” was first coined when brewers would dip a finger or thumb into the liquid to determine the ideal temperature for adding yeast, as they did not yet have thermometers.
10. The first corkscrew was invented in the mid-1800s.
11. When Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii in volcanic lava, it buried more than 200 wine bars with it.
12. Since the 1980’s the number of commercial wineries in the U.S. has tripled.
13. The world's leading cork producer is Portugal.
14. One acre of grapevines equals about 800 gallons of wine.
15. A small portion of some of the best port wines are stilled produced by foot treading.
Rim Rock Ranch is located just minutes from Napa on the quiet side of the wine country. Our
vineyard properties have the cleanest air in California!
