Cecil Adams, author of the world-renowned newspaper column "The Straight Dope", has been answering questions that nobody else can for decades now, so I thought I'd go there and find out what he's had to say about wine. Sure enough, I found some gems...
Why do some wine bottles have indented bottoms? - So they can stack together cork-to-punt in the rack when they tip them, which settles the lees into the neck for removal.
Why do people clink their glasses together after a toast? - I like the 'spirits' explanation myself. I remember people in the middle ages used to ring bells to ward off evil spirits. Does not the striking of wineglasses sound like a ringing bell?
Do fancy glasses improve the flavor of wine? - Of course not; they improve the experience in aroma and observing the legs, blah blah. And dixie cups? You've got to be kidding!
Were champagne glasses modeled on the breasts of Madame de Pompadour? - Regretfully, we have no definite answer, but my, what a Hedonistic thought we have here! And what a great pick-up line that would make: "Your endowment would make the perfect champagne glass!"
What did the Catholic church use for altar wine during Prohibition? - The answer is that they used the same wine, because they were exempt. But check out how doctors wrote prescriptions for whiskey under other loopholes of the law.
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