Wine
Wine is an
alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of the juice of
fruits, usually
grapes. Although a number of other fruits such as plum, elderberry and blackcurrant may also be fermented, only grapes are naturally chemically balanced to ferment completely without requiring extra sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients.
Quotations
... good company, good wine, good welcome, can make good people.
A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine.
- Anthelme Brillat Savarin
A waltz and a glass of wine invite an encore.
- Johann Strauss
Both to the rich and poor, wine is the happy antidote for sorrow.
Drink no longer water but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
- St. Paul, 1 Timothy 5:23
Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for it is now that God favours what you do.
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Encyclopedia
Wine is an
alcoholic beverage produced by the fermentation of the juice of
fruits, usually
grapes. Although a number of other fruits such as plum, elderberry and blackcurrant may also be fermented, only grapes are naturally chemically balanced to ferment completely without requiring extra sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients.