Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage Alcoholic beverage

An alcoholic beverage is a drink [i] containing ethanol [i]. ... 

 produced by the fermentation of the juice of fruit Fruit

The term fruit has different meanings depending on context.... 

s, usually grape Grape

Grapes are the fruit [i] that grow on a woody grape vine [i]. ... 

s. 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.

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Timeline

370   An edict issued by Valentinian and Valens bans the importation of wine and olive oil from areas controlled by the barbarians.

1703   Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England.

1780   Good grain and wine harvest in France

1976   The Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 revolutionizes the world of wine.


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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Wine is an alcoholic beverage Alcoholic beverage

An alcoholic beverage is a drink [i] containing ethanol [i]. ... 

 produced by the fermentation of the juice of fruit Fruit

The term fruit has different meanings depending on context.... 

s, usually grape Grape

Grapes are the fruit [i] that grow on a woody grape vine [i]. ... 

s. 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.
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