### food | beverage | alcohol:

Wine
* Many wines owe their flavor to the quality of the grapes or the skill of the winemaker.
* Most wine has nutrients
  - substances
  - is made from grapes
* Most wine makes from ferment grapes
  - wines contain excessive amounts of protein and potassium hydrogen tartrate
* Some wine contains pigment.
* Some wine mixes with blood
  - spinach juice
  - produces vines
* Some wines are aged in bottles before being sold
  - contain elements in their smell and taste which are reminiscent of plants and vegetables
  - deposit their sediment quickly, but other wines remain cloudy for long periods
  - taste better with certain types of food
* acts like a sponge, and it absorbs all kinds of odors.
* adds flavor
  - zest to life and can be healthy too
* also pick up tannins from the barrels in which they are aged.
* are complex stimuli that excite and challenge most of the human senses
  - fruitiest when they're young, then lose that fruit as they age
  - like people with different faces
  - of varying aging capacities - see individual producers
* behave very differently upon aging on yeast lees.
* beverage that is harvested from the earth.
* beverage, one of the oldest beverages in history
  - plain and simple
* can age in bottles, barrels, vats, or tanks.
* can be a symbol of many things in the Christian life, one of which is joy
  - drunk young or with a little age
  - go bad for all kinds of reasons, most of which are betrayed by the way they smell
  - often be like people, They both are organic, they live and die, and have personality
* causes a desire to talk.
* comes in a variety of flavors, but there are only three basic types
  - different colors
* complex beverage and it's use in cooking has many implications.
* contains a substance called resveratrol that helps disarm free radicals
  - ethyl alcohol
  - more phenolic compounds than just resveratrol
  - resveratrol which helps supress cancer
  - substances known as flavonoids, which are proving to have many health benefits
* continue to age in the bottle, with acid and tannin softening over time.
* differ from beers primarily in that the sugars are in a fermentable stage.
* does make food taste better.
* fermented beverage.
* food product.
* great, pleasure-giving beverage that can be enjoyed in a great many ways.
* growth industry.
* hallmark of civilised life.
* has alcohol
  - purposes
  - spiritual elements
* hate being subjected to extremes of heat or cold or to wide temperature variation.
* inhibits the growth of all micro-organisms that are the cause of disease in man
  - microorganisms that cause several kinds of disease in man
* is about friends, food, sharing and enjoyment.
* is alcoholic beverages
  - drinks
* is also a well-known antioxidant
  - an ingredient in sauces, stews and even sweets
  - quite high in calories and can therefore contribute to obesity
* is an alcoholic beverage made from red grapes
  - ancient beverage which predates by quite a bit every other drink other than water
  - event of the senses
  - important feature in Chinese culture
* is an integral part of Jewish laws and traditions
  - our lives, both momentous occasions and everyday rituals
  - blushs
  - by peasants, for peasants
  - central to the church, to art, to music, to literature
  - clarified, or cleared, after fermentation
  - commonly drunk with water, the proportions between the two being a matter of personal taste
  - created by fermentation
  - dark red
  - drunk on several occasions in social settings
  - drunks
  - far older than recorded history
  - featured more and more in television cooking shows
* is for all occasions and contributes generally to the well-being of men
  - anyone who likes the taste of wine
  - foremost an agricultural product
  - high in antioxidants
* is located in bars
  - basements
  - churchs
  - liquor stores
  - spaghetti sauces
  - wineries
  - made after grape juices are fermented by having grape sugars being absorbed
* is made by skilfully fermenting the juice from grapes
  - taking a sugary liquid and fermenting it with the help of some friendly yeasts
  - the fermentation of the sugar in grapes
  - for food, for life
  - in many countries
  - of fruit
  - stable by fining, racking, chilling, adding sulfur dioxide and aging
  - through a fermentation process using fruits and other agricultural products
* is meant to be drunk
  - enjoyed by everyone, with just about any meal
  - go with food
  - old in human history
* is one of Australia s most important regionally based export industries
  - the few financially successful agricultural commodities
* is one of the most contaminated alcoholic beverages today
  - popular alcoholic beverages in Canada
  - part of our culture, incorporating all the finer parts of life such as art and music
  - pretty much a function of the grapes that make it
  - probably the most ancient and widespread alcoholic drink
  - representative of immoral thoughts, rash decisions, and hedonistic pleasures
  - smooths
  - software
  - sunshine, held together by water
* is the fastest growing category of beverages... behind soft drinks
  - fruit of the vine, the symbol of the earth's bounty
  - highest-value agricultural crop in America today
  - lifeblood of the civilized world
  - most popular alcoholic beverage with drinkers followed by regular beer
  - mother of all evil
  - newsgroup for wine
* is the oldest and best social beverage, meant to be shared in good company
  - sacrament on Earth
  - only beverage which enhances the ability to appreciate good food
  - source of release and joy
* is the symbol of joy, of life
  - typical beverage consumed with meals
  - world's most effective appetite-sharpener
  - too sensitive to the shift of temperature
* is used for drinking
  - selling
  - storings
* is usually aged in wooden containers made of oak or redwood
  - drunk at room temperature or chilled
* is very much a part of Australian life, closely associated with both business and leisure
  - popular in Bulgaria
  - white
* living body
  - creature
  - liquid containing no preservatives
* natural product that is extremely healthy.
* needs to be kept at a constant temperature, away from the light.
* oxidizes quite easily, and wine is susceptible to attack by a variety of microorganisms.
* part of a gracious, but casual lifestyle throughout the world.
* plays a major role in the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian cultures
  - special role in serving grilled foods
* popular beverage in Germany.
* popular drink in many countries
  - that has been made in Bosnia for hundreds of years
* product that is considered very elitist
  - to be tasted, enjoyed and savored
  - which holds special meaning to many Jewish people
* represents the function of speech.
* requires a certain amount of humidity to prevent evaporation.
* simple product of the fermentation of mashed grapes.
* sometimes is made from the dandelion flowers.
* stimulates the desires of the flesh or stimulates the physical nature.
* stored in an oak cask is subject to very slow oxidation which gives wines their maturity
  - oak barrels slowly accumulate vanillin and other substances from the wood
* symbol of divine intoxication
  - joy and celebration
  - the New Covenant
* symbolizes a completed and perfected human life.
* tends to use a variety of sugars.
* touches all the senses, much like Japanese food.
* vary dramatically in their alcoholic content.
* warms the veins, and sun heats the skin while passion destroys caution.
+ California wine, Wines
  * Wine comes in different colors. White wine is not really white, it just has a very light color. 54 percent of the Californian wines are white wines. Some examples of white wines are Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. Some examples of red wines are Zinfandel, Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot, and Pinot Noir.
+ German wine: Food in Germany :: Rhineland-Palatinate :: Hesse :: Baden-Württemberg
  * Wine is a popular beverage in Germany. Depending on the vintage, Germany is the world's eight largest producer of wine.
+ Italian wine: Italian food :: Wines
  * Wine is a popular beverage in Italy. Many Italians drink it with every meal and in-between, and offer it to guests as soon as they arrive.
  * Wine is made by the fermentation of the sugar in grapes. There are two main types of wine, 'red wine' and 'white wine'. Red wine is made from red grapes, and white wine is made from white grapes. The most popular sparkling wine is champagne, which comes from France.