- Queen Elizabeth II owned a pub in London, showcasing the royal family’s historical ties to the beverage industry.
- In Argentina, political parties have their own brands of beer.
- The first known cocktail party was held in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1917.
- NASA has prohibited astronauts from consuming alcohol in space, citing operational safety concerns.
- The first distillation of Scotch whisky is documented in 1496, though it was likely practiced earlier.
- A “butt” is a medieval unit of measure for wine, equivalent to about 475 liters.
- The oldest known winery, found in Armenia, is over 6,100 years old.
- Louis Pasteur studied the fermentation process in beer before his groundbreaking work on vaccination and microbial fermentation.
- In ancient Greece, a dinner party for drinking was known as a “symposium,” meaning “to drink together.”
- Thomas Jefferson was not only the founding father of the United States but also an avid wine enthusiast and vineyard owner.
