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Wine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wine is an alcoholic beverage , made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes . [ 1 ] The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars , acids , enzymes , or other nutrients . [ 2 ] Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast . Yeast consumes the sugars in the grapes and converts them into alcohol . Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts produce different types of wine. Wines made from other fruits, such as apples and berries, are usually named after the fruit from which they are produced (for example, apple wine or elderberry wine ) and are generically called fruit wine or country wine (not to be confused with the French term vin de pays ). Others, such as barley wine and rice wine (i.e., sake ), are made from starch-based materials and resemble beer and spirit more than wine, while ginger wine is fortified with brandy .
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The New York Times Wine Club
©2012 The New York Times Company and ©2012 Global Wine Company, Inc. NYT Wine has chosen Global Wine Company and its panel of experts to select the wines and operate the club on our behalf. The Wine Club is operated without the participation of the Times wine critics or other members of the newsroom. All credit card payments will be facilitated by Global Wine Company, Inc., located at 1401 Los Gamos Dr. #220, San Rafael, CA 94903, with the exception of orders shipped to Texas, which will be sold by ITO Wines, LLC, located at 16760 Hedgecroft Drive Suite 608, Houston, TX 77060 Phone:(707) 234-4747.
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