In your wine glass, around two or three frozen grapes ... Get inspired by one of the most classic wine and fruit pairings ...

You pour a chilled glass of your favourite Sauvignon Blanc ... Whether the germs transmitted by the fruit fly into the wine can cause an infection depends on the number of bacteria deposited ...

The best wine glass overall is the Schott Zwiesel Pure ... These varietals have more intense fruit notes, and the tapered shape helps concentrate and direct those flavors to the nose.

The fruit fly, you realize, may have just deposited potentially lethal microbes in your wine, so you toss it in the sink and pour a fresh glass. However, the scientific evidence suggests you may ...