Temecula Adventures... July 31st 2014 With AJ & Laura

Did You Know? - Jujutsu is a Japanese martial art and a method of close combat for defeating an armed and armored opponent in which one uses no weapon or only a short weapon. The word jujutsu can be spelled as ju-jitsu/jujitsu, ju-jutsu.

"Jū" can be translated to mean "gentle, soft, supple, flexible, pliable, or yielding." "Jutsu" can be translated to mean "art" or "technique" and represents manipulating the opponent's force against himself rather than confronting it with one's own force.

Did You Know:

Age of vine before producing useful grapes—3 years

Age of vine before full production—5 years

Productive lifetime of a vine—30-35 years—Although the quality can remain good, the yield begins to decrease after that

Grape clusters in bottle—4-5

Grapes in a bottle—500-600

Clusters on a vine—40

Grapes in a cluster—75-100

Grape clusters in one glass of wine—1

Vines per acre—500-1300

Pounds of grapes produced by one vine—8-10

Tons per acre 3.5—4 (average—can vary greatly)

Gallons of wine per ton of grapes—120 - 150

Gallons of wine per acre—less than 500

Did You Know:

Barrels per acre—13.5

Bottles per vine—4-6

Bottles per ton—500—700

Bottles per acre—4,000

Cases per barrel—24.6

Glasses per acre—16,000

Glasses in a bottle—5-6

Bottles per 60 gallon barrel—300

Calories in a 5 ounce glass of dry wine—100-125

Fat in a 5 ounce glass of dry wine—0

Carbohydrates in a 5 ounce glass of dry wine—1-2

Cost of acre of new vineyard in Temecula Valley—$120,000 (some existing property has been sold for $200,000 an acre)

Cost of French oak barrel—$600-850

Cost of American oak barrel—$300-550

Average age of a French oak tree used to make barrels—170 years

Number of years an oak barrel is used—5-8 ( 3 Vintages)

Did You Know:

Number of vineyard acres in Temecula (2010)—1200 (out of a total of 485,120 acres in the entire county)

Most popular varietals in Temecula (in order of popularity)

1. Cabernet Sauvignon
2. Chardonnay
3. Merlot
4. Sauvignon Blanc

Number of wineries in Temecula—Approximately 32

Year grapes first planted in Temecula—1968 (by Vincenzo Cilurzo)

First winery built in Temecula—Calaway (1974) Ely Calaway

Ranking of United States in world wine production (1999) 4th - 533,596,000 gallons (behind Italy, France and Spain) (2008)

Ranking of United States in world wine acreage (1999)—4th—905,000 acres

Ranking of United States in world wide consumption—Second place - soon to become first

Percentage of U.S. wine made in California—90%

Average annual soft drink consumption of Americans per capita—55 gallons

Average annual beer consumption of Americans per capita—22 gallons

Average annual coffee consumption of Americans per capita—22 gallons

Average annual bottled water consumption of Americans per capita—11 gallons