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Wine by the numbers. 75 grapes in one glass!

Here are some interesting numbers about wine. Knowing them, will probably make you enjoy your wine all the more. 1 grape cluster = 1 glass, 75 grapes = 1 cluster, 4 clusters = 1 bottle, …

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13 August 2008 · 3 min read

Wine by the numbers. 75 grapes in one glass!
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Here are some interesting numbers about wine. Knowing them, will probably make you enjoy your wine all the more. 1 grape cluster = 1 glass, 75 grapes = 1 cluster, 4 clusters = 1 bottle, 40 clusters = 1 vine, 1 vine = 10 bottles, 1200 clusters = 1 barrel, 1 barrel = 60 gallons, 60 gallons = 25 cases, 30 vines = 1 barrel, 400 vines = 1 acre, 1 acre = 5 tons and 5 tons = 332 cases! numbers1.jpg

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