Brix

A measure of the sugar content of grapes before they are harvested. Used to estimate the ALCOHOL content of the resulting wine.

Which major city is the only commercially significant wine region unto itself?

A. Madrid

B. Vienna

C. Naples

D. Rome

Answer: B. Vienna, located along the Danube River in northeastern Austria, is the only major city in the world that is a commercially significant wine region. Within the city limits there are over 1,700 acres of grapes, of which about 85% are dedicated to white grape varietals. All vines fall under a government protection program lest developers be tempted to put such valuable real estate to more profitable uses.

1994

Year that lead in wine capsules was banned in California. The law, effective January 1 of that year, came two years before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned lead nationwide in wine bottles. According to Wines Vines Analytics, lead… Continue reading

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