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W i n e A portal dedicated to wine

Wine corks A Dutch wine bottle made in the 17th century, at The The Higgins Art Gallery & Museum Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from fermentation of grape juice. The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Although fruits other than grapes can also be fermented, the resultant wines are normally named after the fruit from which they are produced (for example, apple wine) and are known as fruit wine (or country wine). Others, such as barley wine and rice wine (e.g. sake), are made from starch-based materials and resemble beer more than wine; ginger wine is fortified with brandy. In these cases, the use of the term "wine" is a reference to the higher alcohol content, rather than the production process. The commercial use of the word "wine" (and its equivalent in other languages) is protected by law in many jurisdictions. Wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast which consume the sugars found in the grapes and convert them into alcohol. Various varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are used depending on the types of wine produced. Wine stems from an extended and rich history dating back about 8,000 years and is thought to have originated in present-day Georgia or Iran. Wine is thought to have appeared in Europe about 6,500 years ago in present-day Bulgaria and Greece and was very common in ancient Greece and Rome; the Greek god Dionysos, and his Roman counterpart Liber represented wine. Wine continues to play a role in religious ceremonies, such as Kiddush in Judaism and the Eucharist in Christianity. (Full article...) User:Barbie0117/sandbox/box-footer User:Barbie0117/sandbox/box-footer User:Barbie0117/sandbox/box-header Parent project: WikiProject Food and Drink         view Child projects: Task forces: (All inactive) Wikiproject Bacon (inactive) WikiProject Bartending (inactive) WikiProject Beer WikiProject Breakfast (inactive) WikiProject Fishing and Fisheries WikiProject Spirits (semi-active) Wikiproject Wine (inactive) Beverages task force Cheeses task force Coffee and Tea task force Desserts task force Foodservice task force Herbs and Spices task force Pub task force Related projects: WikiProject Agriculture User:Barbie0117/sandbox/box-footer Here are some tasks you can do for WikiProject Wine: Article request: Sebastiani family, Great Wine Capitals of the World. Expand: any of the ~700 wine stubs, particularly the region and "miscellaneous" ones, Western Australian wine Improve: Canadian wine, Greek wine, Vitis vinifera, wine serving temperature, Western Australian wine, other Start class articles Articles to GA: Wine, Australian wine, Bordeaux wine, Burgundy wine, California wine, Champagne (wine), Chianti, Dessert wine, French wine, German wine, Grenache, Italian wine, Merlot, Pinot gris, Pinot noir, Rioja (wine), Spanish wine, Sparkling wine, Syrah, Tempranillo, Winemaking Articles to FA: Cabernet Sauvignon, Riesling, Sauvignon blanc Cleanup: Cleanup lists of wine-related articles: all articles and articles by category. Unreferenced biographies of living persons Copyedit: Aligoté, Cabernet franc, Malbec, Robert M. Parker, Jr., Pinot blanc, Rioja (wine) Photo request: Just about all of them! Any pictures of wine regions, grape varieties or wine would be useful. In particular we need wine region maps that can be licensed for Wikipedia. Collaboration: Operation stub-killer, Nominations for top level importance Infobox: Template:Infobox grape variety, Template:Infobox winery Other: Comment on the grape article template and on the grape infobox. Add to the Wikiquote page for wine: Wikiquote wine view • edit • discuss • history • watch Category puzzle Select [►] to view subcategories Wine Wine by location Wine-related lists People associated with wine Wine accessories Appellations Wine awards Wine brands Wine chemistry Wine classification Cocktails with wine Wine companies Wine culture Wine dishes Wine grape varieties History of wine Kosher wine Winemaking Oenology Wine industry organizations Wine packaging and storage Wine styles Wine terminology Viticulture Wine bars Wineries Works about wine Wine stubs Outline of wine Glossary of wine terms List of champagne producers List of grape varieties List of vineyards and wineries List of wine producing countries List of wine professionals List of wine-producing regions Wines by country List of Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée wines (France) List of Italian DOC wines List of Italian DOCG wines List of Italian IGT wines List of VDQS wines (France) List of wine-producing countries The following Wikimedia Foundation sister projects provide more on this subject: Commons Free media repository Wikibooks Free textbooks and manuals Wikidata Free knowledge base Wikinews Free-content news Wikiquote Collection of quotations Wikisource Free-content library Wikispecies Directory of species Wikiversity Free learning tools Wikivoyage Free travel guide Wiktionary Dictionary and thesaurus User:Barbie0117/sandbox/box-footer Discover Wikipedia using portals List of all portals The arts portal Biography portal Current events portal Geography portal History portal Mathematics portal Science portal Society portal Technology portal Random portal WikiProject Portals

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