Dandelion plant

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The entire dandelion plant is edible. 100 g of its leaves provide nearly 750% your recommended daily intake of Vitamin K, its flowers can be used to make wine, its root can be used to make a coffee-tasting drink, and it is also used in several soft drinks. Fact source...

Drinking to one’s health

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“Drinking to one’s health” came from ancient Greece. The host of dinner would take the first sip to assure his guests the wine was not poisoned. Fact source...

Drink wise

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The ancient Greeks had a wine glass to ensure the drinker’s moderation. If wine was poured above a certain level, the cup spilled its entire contents out of the bottom. Fact source...

Warning

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During the prohibition, grape juice mix was sold with the warning “After dissolving the brick in a gallon of water, do not place the liquid in a jug away in the cupboard for twenty days, because then it would turn into wine.” Fact source...

Californian wines vs French wines

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In 1976, there was a wine tasting in Paris that blindly compared Californian wines to French wines. California won and the lone reporter covering the event was blacklisted for reporting it. Fact source...

Oenophobia

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Believe it or not, there are some people that have a fear of wine. It’s called “oenophobia”. Fact source...