Why is red wine served in a glass that is shaped differently from a white wine glass?

Why is red wine served in a glass that is shaped differently from a white wine glass?

Red wine is supposed to be served at room temperature, while white wine should be cool. This means that the smell of red wine is much more important (cold wines don't give off much of a smell). So the glass should be big enough to leave room for the smell to build up over the wine. Many wine experts recommend serving 6 fluid ounces of red wine in a 10 fluid ounce glass. With white wine on the other hand, the glass can be just big enough to take the wine.

Why is Greenland so named, when it is 99% frozen wasteland?

Why is Greenland so named, when it is 99% frozen wasteland?

ANS 1: The name means what it says, 'green land', and the cold country was so named in 982 AD by the Norse navigator Eric the Red to attract settlers. I have to say that having viewed Greenland from the air on a number of occasions I have never seen any evidence of greenery and my belief is that Eric was an early example of a 'con-man'.

ANS 2: The name Greenland (Grønland) has its roots in this colonization and is widely attributed to Erik the Red (the Inuit call it Kalaallit Nunaat, "Our Land"), and there has been speculation on its meaning. Some have argued that the coasts in question were literally green at the time due to the medieval climate optimum, in as much as the Viking settlers practised some form of an agrarian economy. Others have suspected that the name was in part a promotional effort to lure people into settling there by making it sound more attractive. The condition of Greenland in the 10th century may have been more hospitable than today.

About 81 percent of its surface is covered by ice, known as the Greenlandic ice cap.

Why do we park on a driveway and drive on a parkway?

Why do we park on a driveway and drive on a parkway?

The words 'drive' and 'park' existed long before automobiles were ever invented. These are not words created to describe the actions of your car, but rather words which already had meanings and were adapted to describe a new innovation. Since people don't park on parkways, isn't it likely that some other meaning of the word park (i.e. place of recreation) is the root of the word?