Red Wine Facts

Here are some interesting red wine facts to savor as you sip.

Red wines account for 55 percent of all wine sales in US restaurants.

We associate Bordeaux with red wine, and, indeed, approximately 85 percent of the land today is reserved for red wine production. However, the region was originally known for its whites.

The Sangiovese grape is named after a god and means “blood of Jove.”

Beaujolais, a light-bodied red that is fermented for only a few weeks and ready to drink immediately, was created to celebrate the end of the harvest season. Today, restrictions prohibit the sale of Beaujolais until the third Thursday in November.

White wine removes red wine stains. Apparently, if you apply white wine to a red wine stain and put some salt over it for several minutes before gently rubbing the stained area, the red wine stain will start to fade.

The song Red Red Wine was written and originally recorded by but was made famous by British reggae group UB40.