Sipping around the world
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Posted: 2/27/08, 11:14 PM EST Section: Feature
Professor James Newman journeys around the world tasting wines. He imparts that knowledge at Syracuse University, where Newman teaches an online course called "Geography of Wine." Here are a few of his favorite facts about various locations:
Australia- first to develop wine in a box
Ontario peninsula- rotten grapes are used to make great wine and are essential in dessert wines
Champagne District of France (east of Paris)- the only place true champagne is made, all other sparkling wines are just sparkling wines
Caucasus Mountains (Between Black Sea and Caspian Sea)- likely place where wine was first made
Portugal- where Port wine is made, a wine that is still made by people pressing grapes by foot
Australia- first to develop wine in a box
Ontario peninsula- rotten grapes are used to make great wine and are essential in dessert wines
Champagne District of France (east of Paris)- the only place true champagne is made, all other sparkling wines are just sparkling wines
Caucasus Mountains (Between Black Sea and Caspian Sea)- likely place where wine was first made
Portugal- where Port wine is made, a wine that is still made by people pressing grapes by foot
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