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TIL it takes roughly 600 to 800 grapes to make a standard bottle of wine
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Don_Dickle lemmy.world Patnou@lemmy.world
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Rhynoplaz lemmy.world Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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I can only assume that smashing testicles led you thinking of stomping grapes.

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kibblebits quokk.au kibblebits@quokk.au
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I can only assume that smashing testicles led you thinking of stomping grapes.

Well, I’m very thirsty now.

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Marshezezz lemmy.blahaj.zone Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Beacon fedia.io Beacon@fedia.io
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Not surprising, I'd guess a wine bottle can hold about 200 whole grapes of the varieties that are grown for wine which iirc are smaller sized grapes.

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OpenStars piefed.social OpenStars@piefed.social
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West_of_West piefed.social West_of_West@piefed.social
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Not surprising, I'd guess a wine bottle can hold about 200 whole grapes of the varieties that are grown for wine which iirc are smaller sized grapes.

Smaller, but tastier

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nocturne slrpnk.net nocturne@slrpnk.net
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I was thinking that myself.

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Beacon fedia.io Beacon@fedia.io
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Smaller, but tastier

As wine yes, but as an eating grape definitely not

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West_of_West piefed.social West_of_West@piefed.social
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As wine yes, but as an eating grape definitely not

I disagree. I've got a Sauvignon Blanc vine that makes the tastiest grapes I've ever had. Sure, they are small and full of seeds, but they are way above table grapes for flavour

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Beacon fedia.io Beacon@fedia.io
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I disagree. I've got a Sauvignon Blanc vine that makes the tastiest grapes I've ever had. Sure, they are small and full of seeds, but they are way above table grapes for flavour

Huh interesting, that's different from what I've tasted and read in articles, but it's entirely possible that your particular variety is superior

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West_of_West piefed.social West_of_West@piefed.social
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Huh interesting, that's different from what I've tasted and read in articles, but it's entirely possible that your particular variety is superior

I was very surprised when eating it. Like you, I've read articles about wine grapes and I was expecting it to be bad.

I've taken cuttings off this vine, so maybe at some point I can get enough to make wine. Maybe the wine will be incredibly poor flavour.

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Takapapatapaka tarte.nuage-libre.fr Takapapatapaka@tarte.nuage-libre.fr
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Oh damn, i got confused here because in french "grappe" is the word for "grape cluster" so at first i was thinking it needed hundred of clusters for one bottle, and wine seemed very very wasteful to me for one moment

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neukenindekeuken sh.itjust.works neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works
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Well, I’m very thirsty now.

what

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NoForwadSlashS piefed.social NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social
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what

Testicle juice

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FlashMobOfOne lemmy.world FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
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Thank you for your service, grapes.

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FatVegan leminal.space FatVegan@leminal.space
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Why feed people when you can feed tgeir addiction and make them uncomfortable to be around.

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MycelialMass lemmy.world MycelialMass@lemmy.world
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I was very surprised when eating it. Like you, I've read articles about wine grapes and I was expecting it to be bad. I've taken cuttings off this vine, so maybe at some point I can get enough to make wine. Maybe the wine will be incredibly poor flavour.

How hard is it to grow grapes? Seems like itd be fun

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altphoto lemmy.today altphoto@lemmy.today
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I would enjoy those grapes better one at a time. Unless they are really sour.

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ranzispa mander.xyz ranzispa@mander.xyz
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I would enjoy those grapes better one at a time. Unless they are really sour.

Generally grapes used to make wine are not really great to eat.

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West_of_West piefed.social West_of_West@piefed.social
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How hard is it to grow grapes? Seems like itd be fun

Pretty easy if you get a type appropriate to your climate. They take a bit of work in the sense of pruning and training. It isn't difficult, but it needs to be done correctly to get the plant to fruit.

If you like gardening than it is fun.

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Flagstaff programming.dev Flagstaff@programming.dev
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Man, I totally forgot this scene. It's been so long.

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quick_snail feddit.nl quick_snail@feddit.nl
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Is that a lot? Wine grapes are small and have seeds

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calcopiritus lemmy.world calcopiritus@lemmy.world
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Generally grapes used to make wine are not really great to eat.

Completely disagree. Wine grapes are good too. In small quantities though, eat too many of them and there's a flavour that starts accumulating, which turns you off from eating too many.

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yermaw sh.itjust.works yermaw@sh.itjust.works
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Is that a lot? Wine grapes are small and have seeds

Yeah it sounds like a big number but I'm surprised at how little it actually is

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yermaw sh.itjust.works yermaw@sh.itjust.works
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While we're on the subject im just going to Leave this here for some of today's Lucky 10,000

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OpenStars piefed.social OpenStars@piefed.social
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Man, I totally forgot this scene. It's been so long.

It has passed into the realm of pure meme now:-).

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OpenStars piefed.social OpenStars@piefed.social
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Not if you enjoy wine:-P

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MonkderVierte lemmy.zip MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip
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Is that two or three bottles of berries worth?

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MonkderVierte lemmy.zip MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip
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Generally grapes used to make wine are not really great to eat.

Sure are. What are you talking about?

...supermarkets usually have the breeds with berries larger than a thumb (and imo too sweet), because they keep longer. Maybe you're only used to them? But those are not typical grapes.

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Marshezezz lemmy.blahaj.zone Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Not if you enjoy wine:-P
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CarstenBoll feddit.dk CarstenBoll@feddit.dk
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Grapes don't keep well, wine does. Why do you think people started making wine and e.g. cider? Great way to preserve fruit juice.

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Marshezezz lemmy.blahaj.zone Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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Grapes don't keep well, wine does. Why do you think people started making wine and e.g. cider? Great way to preserve fruit juice.
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CarstenBoll feddit.dk CarstenBoll@feddit.dk
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So what do you have against wine? It's not ikke butter is a waste of milk, it's a refined product. Same with wine.

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Marshezezz lemmy.blahaj.zone Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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So what do you have against wine? It's not ikke butter is a waste of milk, it's a refined product. Same with wine.
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CarstenBoll feddit.dk CarstenBoll@feddit.dk
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OK be that way

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Marshezezz lemmy.blahaj.zone Marshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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OK be that way
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CarstenBoll feddit.dk CarstenBoll@feddit.dk
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I'm not 🙂 but you're making a surprising statement and refusing to elaborate or have a conversation. Which is surprising to me, why engage in the first place then?

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ripcord lemmy.world ripcord@lemmy.world
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While we're on the subject im just going to Leave this here for some of today's Lucky 10,000

She broke 3 ribs apparently :(

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wasabi_noir lemmy.zip wasabi_noir@lemmy.zip
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Look up the environmental ravages of the wine industry. You’re all fucking the planet for rotten juice.

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