Back in my day it was Boone's Farm, LOL
Posted on 09/30/2013 6:47:15 AM PDT by JoeProBono
Pouring two to three glasses of wine when you think you’re pouring just a glass is actually quite common, new research at Iowa State and Cornell universities reveals. In fact, researchers found that how much one pours is affected by a number of environmental factors and could have somber repercussions when it comes to overconsumption of alcoholic beverages.
Researchers asked the study participants to pour what they thought was a normal drink utilizing various types of glasses in different environments. The findings reveal how easy it is to overpour. For example, participants poured approximately 12 percent more wine into a wide glass than a standard one. The same was observed when holding a glass while pouring versus placing the glass on a table and pouring.
“People have trouble assessing volumes,” said co-author Laura Smarandescu, assistant professor of marketing at Iowa State, in a statement. “They tend to focus more on the vertical than the horizontal measures. That’s why people tend to drink less when they drink from a narrow glass, because they think they’re drinking more.”
Researchers looked at six different environmental cues to learn how each affected the amount of wine poured. They found that the contrast between the glass and the color of the wine also led to a considerable difference. For instance, when pouring white into a clear glass, study participants added nine percent more than adding red into a clear glass.
“If you ask someone how much they drink and they report it in a number of servings, for a self-pour that’s just not telling the whole story. One person’s two is totally different than another person’s two,” said co-author Douglas Walker, an assistant professor of marketing at Iowa State. “Participants in the study were asked to pour the same amount at each setting, but they just couldn’t tell the difference.”
According to researchers, even though study participants could recognize those environmental factors, it does not mean they were aware of how much more wine they were adding to accurately document their alcohol consumption.
Unfortunately, drinking too much wine can have quick and serious consequences. According to Smarandescu, people will often rely on internal indicators, like a full feeling, when eating, but that doesn’t translate to drinking. The study reveals the need to teach people about how to determine a proper serving size of alcohol.
The study’s findings are described in the journal of Substance Use and Misuse.
Gotta get me one of those IMPERIAL bottles of Cabernet! Wow!
Hm, and here I thought wine came in 3 servings bottles.
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>> I’m busy and crabby today
No worries. Even though I, personally have NEVER been like that.
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Hope your day gets better and better from here!
indeed... when sharing a bottle with my husband, we typically each consume two glasses of wine...
I somehow doubt that they put the really *good* stuff in those giant bottles.
Although what do I know... I’m a beer guy.
2-Buck Chuck, I used to drink it straight from the bottle when I was younger,,, not so much these days...
Back in my day it was Boone's Farm, LOL
No, some of the most expensive and best wines go in the larger bottles.
They are, alas, seldom drunk because they trade at a premium, so they end up being traded and stored long past when they should be drunk.
It’s like my neighbor with a perfect 1960s Ferrari, with 2,000 kilo on the speedometer. Kills me. DRIVE IT!
And Cisco before that....
cheers!
You know, in the not-to-distant-future, citizens will only be allowed to partake of single serve wines - with an HHS card swipe before each purchase....
She's Back...
The two "assistant professors" cited above apparantly have little to do with active classroom teaching jobs....just diddling around conducting wine-pouring tests that no one cares about and then publishing papers on it that no one reads.
No wonder our kids graduate out of college unable to even pass high school tests and in some cases, eighth grade grammar school tests.
Well, at least they'll know how to pour wine in the proper manner.
Leni
I don't. More is better.
-Mae West
I only tend to overpour Laphroaig.
Not likely with Obamacare & invasive questionnaires.
I already have it on good authority that physicians who ask a patient how much alcohol he imbibes every week, routinely double the answer quantity that they put into their report.
LOL!
I wonder when they started using those names for the sizes above a magnum, and why each was chosen for the given size. (yeah, I know where the names come from).
Interesting. Additional research indicates that a keg (US wine) of wine contains three Nabuchadnezzars.
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