Wine - Suds

No, Nancy Pelosi's vineyard didn't receive $14M in USAID funding

Written by: Amelia Clarke

Feb. 25, 2025

A social media post said USAID granted the money for "experimental farming."

Champagne Bottle Exploded Due to 5G Phone Radiation?

Written by: Sean Eifert

June 27, 2024

"5G phones emitting enough radiation to open a bottle of champagne," a popular X post claimed.

Video Shows Wine Retrieved from Titanic Wreckage Sold for $1.4 Million at Auction?

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 7, 2024

"The Oceanic Reserve Champagne, produced by the 'Maritime Vineyards,' is one of few intact bottl ...

Did Sophia Loren Say She Preferred Eating Pasta and Drinking Wine Over Being Size 0?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

March 15, 2024

"I don't think the size 0 even existed at that time," one Reddit user commented.

Did Sophia Loren Say in 1965, 'I'd Rather Eat Pasta and Drink Wine Than Be Size 0'?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

March 7, 2024

"I eat pasta and drink wine, and my stomach is not flat like that," one Reddit user commented.

Does Red Wine Actually Have Health Benefits?

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Dec. 2, 2023

Do we live in a world where getting tipsy also means better heart health, improved sleep, weight ...

Were French Children Served Wine on School Lunch Breaks Until 1956?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Nov. 14, 2023

"That would certainly make the school day pass quicker," one Facebook post commented on the vira ...

Did Ben Franklin Say 'Beer Is Proof that God Loves Us and Wants Us To Be Happy'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 11, 2022

The passage about God, beer, and being happy has for years appeared in internet memes, on bar si ...

Is Shenandoah National Park Selling Trump Wines?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Nov. 23, 2017

A private company that runs concessions at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia has been selling ...

Is Devin Nunes Invested in a Wine Company That Does Business in Russia?

Written by: Bethania Palma

March 29, 2017

The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee owns stock in a California winery that says the ...

Donald Trump 'Portuguese People' Quote

Written by: Dan Evon

May 17, 2016

A fake quote from Donald Trump about Portuguese people was started by a Facebook "prank" web site.

Does Wine Before Bed 'Make You Skinny'?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

Feb. 18, 2016

No, a Harvard study didn't just prove sinking wine before bed "makes you skinny" or that it aids ...

Spanish Man's Secret to a Long Life: Never Drink Water

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

Feb. 4, 2016

Antonio Docampo García, from the northwestern Spanish region of Galicia, only drank red wine.

FALSE: Barefoot Cellars is Giving Away Free Cases of Wine

Written by: David Mikkelson

Oct. 25, 2015

Barefoot Cellars isn't giving away free cases of wine for their 50th anniversary. It's a survey ...

Do California Wines Contain Dangerous Levels of Arsenic?

Written by: Kim LaCapria

March 19, 2015

Rumors that California wines contain poison appear to be overstated.

Why Do We Clink Wine Glasses?

Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson

March 8, 2007

Do we toast to protect ourselves from evil spirits or from poison in the spirits?