The worst place to store wine is usually in the kitchen, because it is typically too warm to store wine safely. Refrigerators are not satisfactory for storing wine either. Even at their warmest setting, they are usually too cold.
W.C. Fields
"I've never owned a winery, but I'm sure I have drunk one by now."
The world's oldest bottle of wine
The world's oldest bottle of wine dates back to AD 325 and was found near the town of Speyer in Germany, inside one of two Roman Sarcophaguses. It's on display at the Historiches Museum er Pfalz.
Fun fact
Soy sauce has 10 more antioxidants than red wine.
The Old Testament
In the whole of the Biblical Old Testament, only the Book of Jonah has no reference to the vine or wine.
Leading wine consumers
California is the fourth largest wine producer in the world, after France, Italy and Spain.
Wine in British convenience stores
Many of these smaller establishments are turning more and more to stocking wines, which may be sold for consumption OFF the premises. It seems that millennials are finding it convenient to buy their favorite tipple along with the groceries, cigars, or smaller items, and it is evidently increasing sales of wine in general. Customers, of course, have to show ID to prove that they are of the legal age to consume alcohol.
Anon.
"When life throws you lemons, have a glass of wine."
Aldous Huxley
"Beauty is worse than wine, it intoxicates both the holder and the beholder."
William Shakespeare, As You Like It
"I pray you, do not fall in love with me, for I am falser than vows made in wine."