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    Wine Glasses Are Seven Times Larger Than 300 Years Ago

    A ballooning in the size of wine glasses over time means that we're gulping down a lot more vino with every serving.
    by Amanda Onion Jan 05, 2018 2 minutes
    A sommelier pours a glass of red wine at a bar on September 21, 2017.
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    Drinking a glass of wine today has a whole different meaning than it did some 300 years ago. A typical glass of vino filled to the rim in 2017 would be the equivalent of nearly seven glass-full’s in 1700, according to a new analysis.

    The research, Wednesday in the medical journal  found that the capacity of the average wine glass increased from 66 milliliters (2.2 ounces) in the 1700s

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