What is Wine?

Wine can be made with any fruit (i.e. apples, cranberries, plums, etc), but the wine most people drink is made with "wine grapes".

Wine is both simple and complex.

Wine is simple because very little is needed to make wine, as ut can be created by the natural process that occurs all around us everyday. Wine is also very complex because a winemaker can influence this process in many different ways. Allowing for the production of many different styles of wine, even from a single varietal.

Dictionary Definition:

Wine
/wīn/
.noun

1. an alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice.
2.  an alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit juice.

What are Wine Grapes?

Wine grapes are smaller, sweeter and have more seeds than table grapes. Most wines are made with a species of grape known by it's scientific defenition: Vitis vinifera. There are thousands of different varieties within the Vitis vinifera, some of most known are Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay & Riesling.

How is Wine Made?

The creation of wine is a simple process that would happen without any human intervention, if allowed:

1. Pick Grapes
2. Crush Grapes
3. Collect Grape Juice
4. Wait for Fermentation (or add yiest)

You harvest and crush grapes for the convenience of collecting the wine in quantities enough for consumption, but the grapes would ferment on the vine or on the ground if left alone in nature.