ABOUT WINE

WHAT IS WINE ?

Wine is an alcoholic beverage produced primarily from the natural fermented juice of fresh GRAPES. in most cases, wine sold in bars and restaurants is that made from grapes, although some wines are also produced from fruits and berries. because grapes contain yearst ( on the skin ) and sugar ( in the juice ), both necessary for the process of fermentation, grapes begin this process when crushed. the resulting liquid solution is called wine.

HOW IS IT MADE ?

# Grapes are picked when ripe, crushed, the stems removed.

# In making white wine the skins and seed are removed.

# Yeast is then added to the remaining mixture. this causes the mixture to ferment,

which converts the sugar in the grape juice to alcohol.

# All grape juice is white but contact with the red skin during fermentation produces the colour
of red wine.

# the skin and seeds are pressed to remove the remaining liquid.

# All the liquid is combined and allowed to ferment untill all the sugar is converted to alcohol.

The liquid is now wine.

# Then put into oak casks for a period. ( the oak in the casks gives flavour to the wine, the

longer the wine is in the casks, the more oak flavour it will have ).

# then the wine is bottled and allowed to mature-sometimes only months, sometimes year.

generally red wine takes longer to mature than white

HISTORY

The history of wine dates to ancient and possibly even prehistoric.The wall paintings and writing of Babylonia, Egypt, Greeca and the Roman Empire all portray wine making and its consumption in particular the Romans were influential in the expansion of wine production throughout their Empire, where climate and soil were suitable for cultivation. During the middle Ages, Europe became the wine growing center in the world, were wine is considered the most widely accepted meal-time beverage.many country experimented with the bottling, labeling, and corking of wine in 20th century. it was not until the begining of this century that wine became associated with fine food and made its entrance into the civilized world, as we drink it today.

The popularity of wine today's alcoholic beverage industry is growing by leaps and bounds, and consequently no bar or restaurant can afford to overlook this demand.