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Dinner Talk (Part 2): Interesting wine knowledge

author:Kai Yuanchun

China's most expensive red wine is produced in Yunnan

When it comes to Yunnan, everyone doesn't seem to be related to wine, in fact, the most expensive wine in China is produced in Yunnan. Yunnan has a number of wine regions, such as Shangri-La, Deqin, Maitreya and so on. LVMH (the group company with LV, Fendi, Givenchy and other big names) in the development of its wine industry, the vineyard site in Deqin County, Yunnan Province, above 2200 meters above sea level, established Ao Yun Winery, where the Ao Yun wine was born the most expensive wine in China.

Dinner Talk (Part 2): Interesting wine knowledge

Almost all red wines come from a grape

Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Pinot Noir... They may seem to vary greatly in form and size, but they all belong to the same grape, the Vitis vinifera. Therefore, Eurasian grapes are also often considered wine grapes. However, their origins are not in France, but in Eastern Europe.

Dinner Talk (Part 2): Interesting wine knowledge

How many grapes is a bottle of wine equal to eating?

Dinner Talk (Part 2): Interesting wine knowledge

On average, a bunch of grapes will have about 75 grapes, and a bunch of grapes can produce about 150ml of wine. Five glasses of 150ml wine, about the amount of one bottle, accumulate 12 bottles can become a dozen.

Dinner Talk (Part 2): Interesting wine knowledge

The serving size of 25 dozen wines is about the capacity of an oak barrel (225L), and to make an oak barrel of wine, you need at least 30 vines. And the average number of vines that can be planted in an acre of land is 400, so how many grapes can be produced in an acre? About five tons! So how many grapes are in a bottle of wine? The answer is... 375pcs!

Young wines are more healthy than aged wines

Aged wines may be superior in taste, but for wine health effects, young red wines have higher tannin content and are more conducive to health.

Koala's urine is wine-flavored

In 1996, scientists isolated this "sweet, coconut-scented" substance from wine and happily named it wine lactone. In fact, wine lactones were discovered as early as 1975. But scientists at the time didn't get it from wine, but found it in the urine of koalas that ate eucalyptus leaves.

Red wines contain less sulfur than white wines

In general, red wines have less sulfur dioxide than white wines. This is probably because red wines are more stable and less likely to spoil.

After reading so much wine knowledge, how many do you remember? Come and have a glass of wine and digest it

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