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C2H50H – or better known as alcohol, the worlds oldest and probably most widely used drug ever manufactured by mankind. People have been fermenting wine since at least 5000BC, and wherever you go around the world and hold a glass of wine in your hand, there’s one universal recognised gesture… That’s raising a glass, as a bond of friendship.

“One of the disadvantages of wine, is it makes a man mistake words for thoughts.” Samuel Johnson.

Top Five Consumers of Wine:

• Luxemburg
• France
• Italy
• Portugal
• Switzerland

Wine Slang:

While there are plenty of wine slang terms about wine, there are less that refer to what wine is, than there are about the qualities of wine. A few wine slang terms to name wine are vino, glogg, and no-no juice. Whatever name you choose, a wine, by any other name, still tastes great.

What is Cheap Wine Slang?

When it comes to cheap wines, the slang used to talk about it gets even goofier than no-no juice. A few key terms for cheap wine slang are space bag (the bag within boxed wine), cardboardeaux (another term for boxed wine), and plonk (a favourite for cheap wine, coming from Australian roots).

Where Does Wine Slang Come From?

Wine slang terminology comes from a mix of older roots of words, some words that have been made up by those who enjoy wine, and sommeliers who taste wine and call out specific information on the wine in slang that they come up with.

Quick-Fire Facts You Might Not Know About Wine:

• In the Middle Ages, churches and monasteries produced the bulk of wines available… Those naughty monks lol.
• ‘Toasting’ started in ancient Rome when the Romans continued the Greek tradition but started dropping a piece of toasted bread into each wine glass to temper undesirable tastes or excessive acidity.
• Early Roman women were forbidden to drink wine, and a husband who found his wife drinking was at liberty to kill her.
• The world’s leading cork producer is Portugal.
• The first corkscrew was invented in the mid-1800s.
• The country of Georgia is known as the ‘birthplace of wine’.
• The first wines were bottled in the 17th century when there was new glassmaking technology. 
• There is a winery in every state in the United States.
• To quench their thirst, people drank wine instead of water centuries ago. During that time, water wasn’t clean all the time, and natural fermentation, when the wine is made, could kill germs caused by typhi (salmonella) and cholera.
• In ancient Greece, the host of dinner would take the first sip of wine to assure that the wine served to guests wasn’t poisoned. The act of courtesy was where the phrase ‘drinking to one’s health’ originated.
• The world’s oldest bottle of wine was found near the town of Speyer, Germany. It dates before 325AD and is on display at the town’s historical museum.
• The Tel Kabri wine cellar is the worlds oldest known wine cellar at around 3700years old.
• The Titanic’s wine cellar is surprisingly still in tact.
• The Most Expensive Bottle of Wine Ever Sold for $558,000
• The bible has mentioned overconsumption of wine multiple times.
• There is a Greek God of wine called Dionysus. 
• The Romans once used lead to mix with their wine.
• Screw caps on wine bottles were popularised in Australia and New Zealand. Just to prove theres more culture in a pot of yogurt lol.

Now go crack open a bottle of wine before the day is out! Cheers…