Red wine has long been the drink of choice for so many. In fact wine has been produced since 6000 BC! The Egyptians loved it, the Romans did and now us; we just can’t seem to get enough!
The UK is now the largest importer of wine, downing 720 million bottles of red wine alone last year!

Whether you love the light and fruity Gamay from Beaujolais or the bold, robust Barolo's, the King of red wines from Northern Italy, they come in all styles and price brackets and it is not necessarily the most expensive that are the most pleasing!

10 Red Wine Facts

   1.  Red wines are red due to the extraction of the colour from the skin during fermentation
   2.  A young wine has an ‘aroma’ whilst an older wine is said to have a ‘bouquet’
   3.  Wine grapes are ranked No 1 in the world in relation to fruit crops and acres planted
   4.  Non European wines are usually named after the grapes they are made from whereas
European wines are usually named after the region where they originated from
   5.  There is increasing scientific evidence that regular, moderate wine drinking can reduce
the risk of heart disease, Alzheimer’s, gum disease and strokes.
   6.  Red wine is typically served with red meat, white wine with white meat and fish, and
sweet wine with desserts.
   7.  Red wines should be served between 120C and 180C. This is the optimum
temperature for wines with Tannin.
   8.  Red wine represents 55% of restaurant wine sales.
   9.  It may soon be possible to grow red wine in England due to global warming.
  10.  Believe it or not ‘Oenophobia’ is the fear of wine!!