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Since 1700, Wine Glasses Have Gotten 7 Times Bigger

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Re: Since 1700, Wine Glasses Have Gotten 7 Times Bigger

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Post by hmmon321 »

jdietrich wrote: post #60
emrekzd wrote: post #44

Not sure about wine glasses but universities have at least 7 times more incentive to publish BS papers these days. >> "These days, the average British pour of wine is 250 milliliters". According to data collected from dive bars. And I'm serious, see the article they referenced in the paper: https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2014/10/24/Direc... Modern wine glasses are designed for drinking experience and you…

> According to data collected from dive bars. How do you know? A British pub can be anything from a squalid shabeen to a comfortable community space to a restaurant that happens to sell beer. In the UK, wine by the glass can only be legally served in measures of 125ml, 175ml or multiples thereof. The vast majority of pubs today only sell 175ml and 250ml measures. A few decades ago, asking for "a glass of red wine" wo…

Around 40% of deaths from liver disease are attributable to alcohol consumption, so I'm not sure how an increase in wine drinking within one age group could be the main cause of a 400% increase in liver disease.

Re: Since 1700, Wine Glasses Have Gotten 7 Times Bigger

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Post by arihant »

This is quiet meaningless, almost an Onion article. Nobody serves a 449ml wine pour. Just because the glasses have gone larger, does not mean the serving size has too. The photo that says it was probably 14 servings back in the day, the glass is not even filled to a third of its capacity.

Re: Since 1700, Wine Glasses Have Gotten 7 Times Bigger

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Post by wiredfool »

oh_sigh wrote: post #76
excitom wrote: post #14

Back in the day a Royal Navy sailor's daily ration of beer was a gallon, or a half pint of 115 proof rum. I don't think the dainty wineglasses are a good indication of volume consumed.

The beer doesn't even count, as it was fortified with lime and was essentially water. The half pint(can we just say 'cup' now?) of rum is equal to about 5 shots worth. Not really enough to get any sailor shitfaced, but enough to take the edge off of a long shift of physical labor in a very harsh, unforgiving environment.

A pint is 20oz in the UK, and 16oz in the US. So a Half Pint is a 10oz glass (close to the normal 12oz 'Pint Glass' you get in American bars, or the standard beer bottle), and a full pint is nearly double the usual American beer serving.

Cups aren't used.

Randomly, there's a line in 1984 where a guy in a bar is lamenting the switch from Pints to Half or Full Liters, and it never made sense to me because the difference between an American pint and a half liter is ~5%, in the noise. But to the original audience, it's more like 18%.

Re: Since 1700, Wine Glasses Have Gotten 7 Times Bigger

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Post by test1235 »

makesthingspos wrote: post #87
Symbiote wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For those outside the US, like me: 26oz ≈ 769mL 32oz ≈ 946mL 44oz ≈ 1301mL 64oz ≈ 1893mL 128oz ≈ 3785mL In America, are these labelled as multiple servings? Even a 500mL bottle of cola in Europe is labelled as two 250mL servings.

These cups are not usually labeled with serving information. They don't, for example, have how many calories are in them because they can be filled with a variety of different sodas (some zero calorie). FWIW, from my perception, the 128 oz is very rare, 64 oz is fairly common but a small percent of sales, and 44 oz is very common. (edit: these are for convenience stores like 7-11, not restaurants etc where sizes are…

wow ... do we have 1+ litre servings here in UK? Maybe at the cinema or something?

Most common serving size here might be a pint, which is about half a litre, I guess.

Re: Since 1700, Wine Glasses Have Gotten 7 Times Bigger

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Post by makesthingspos »

test1235 wrote: post #95
makesthingspos wrote: post #87

Earlier quoted context omitted.

These cups are not usually labeled with serving information. They don't, for example, have how many calories are in them because they can be filled with a variety of different sodas (some zero calorie). FWIW, from my perception, the 128 oz is very rare, 64 oz is fairly common but a small percent of sales, and 44 oz is very common. (edit: these are for convenience stores like 7-11, not restaurants etc where sizes are…

wow ... do we have 1+ litre servings here in UK? Maybe at the cinema or something? Most common serving size here might be a pint, which is about half a litre, I guess.

In case it wasn't clear, the sizes/frequency I was referring to is in convenience stores like 7-11, not restaurants etc.

Re: Since 1700, Wine Glasses Have Gotten 7 Times Bigger

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Post by realusername »

Symbiote wrote: post #83
realusername wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And also in the UK, they generally pour your wine glass up to the top (no idea why) whereas in France it's always served with about a 1/4 of the glass.

That depends on the quality of the place. An average pub might choose these glasses with the legal markings at 125, 175 and 250mL, which probably makes the 250mL serving seem quite full. A nicer place will have larger glasses, or serve the smaller amount. http://www.drinkstuff.com/products/product.asp?ID=21754&catI...

I've mostly been to cheaper places so that would explain it!

Re: Since 1700, Wine Glasses Have Gotten 7 Times Bigger

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Post by test1235 »

makesthingspos wrote: post #96
test1235 wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

wow ... do we have 1+ litre servings here in UK? Maybe at the cinema or something? Most common serving size here might be a pint, which is about half a litre, I guess.

In case it wasn't clear, the sizes/frequency I was referring to is in convenience stores like 7-11, not restaurants etc.

Ah, sorry. If you're talking about bottles, then yeah, 1~3 litres are normal here too. Single servings are either a can (330ml) or a small bottle (~500ml).

Re: Since 1700, Wine Glasses Have Gotten 7 Times Bigger

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Post by reificator »

test1235 wrote: post #98
makesthingspos wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

In case it wasn't clear, the sizes/frequency I was referring to is in convenience stores like 7-11, not restaurants etc.

Ah, sorry. If you're talking about bottles, then yeah, 1~3 litres are normal here too. Single servings are either a can (330ml) or a small bottle (~500ml).

Unfortunately it's not a bottle. It's just a plastic cup with a lid and a straw. A really big plastic cup that tapers at the bottom so you can fit it in your vehicle's cupholder.
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