What is the volume of a standard wine bottle?
Answer750 milliliters
The standard wine bottle holds 750 ml, about 25 US fluid ounces.
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Wine facts & stats
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The basics
During fermentation, yeast turns the sugar in grape juice into alcohol and what gas?
AnswerCarbon dioxide
Yeast consumes sugar and produces ethanol and carbon dioxide, which gives sparkling wine its bubbles.
Going deeper
Red wine gets most of its color from which part of the grape?
AnswerThe skins
Most grape juice is nearly clear, so red wine gets its color by fermenting the juice with dark skins.
A 'magnum' bottle holds how much wine?
Answer1.5 liters
A magnum holds 1.5 liters, twice the size of a standard wine bottle.
On a wine label, what does the 'vintage' year show?
AnswerThe year the grapes were harvested
The vintage is the year the grapes were picked, which reflects that season's growing conditions.
Expert level
What tiny insect pest devastated European vineyards in the late 1800s?
AnswerPhylloxera
Phylloxera, a root-feeding aphid-like insect from North America, destroyed vast areas of European vines.
Most of the world's wine grapes, like Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, belong to which species?
AnswerVitis vinifera
Vitis vinifera, the common grape vine native to Europe and western Asia, supplies most wine grape varieties.
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