In this article, you'll learn all the basics and interesting facts about the wide world of wine. A brief excursion into the various wine-growing regions, the most popular grape varieties, and the history of wine.
Wine - The History
The history of wine is a fascinating subject, and there are many different theories about the origin of wine.
A popular belief is that people have been drinking it for at least 10,000 years.
The first people began making wine in ancient Mesopotamia, present-day Iraq.
A Sumerian tablet from around 2050 BC describes how to make "wine" by fermenting fruit juice with honey and water.
Winemaking is also mentioned in the Bible as one of Noah's tasks after the Great Flood (in 2:11) and in the Book of Kings (in 20:15). Wine is also mentioned in ancient Greek writings.
Viticulture
Viticulture is the cultivation of grapes for the production of wine.
Viticulture encompasses all steps from planting the vines to harvesting and pressing the grapes into juice with the skins still attached, fermenting the juice, aging the wine after fermentation, bottling the finished product and sealing it with a cork within minutes of separating it from the lees ("lees" are dead yeast cells), and storing the bottles.
Wine types
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3.2 White wine
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3.3 Rosé wine
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3.4 Sparkling wines / semi-sparkling wines
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3.5 Dessert wines
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4.1 Europe
4.1.1 Wine-growing regions in Germany
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4.1.2 Wine-growing regions in France
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4.1.3 Wine-growing regions in Italy
4.1.4 Wine-growing regions in Spain
4.1.5 Wine-growing regions in Portugal
4.1.6 Wine-growing regions in Austria
4.1.7 Wine-growing regions in Luxembourg
4.1.8 Wine-growing regions in Liechtenstein
4.1.9 Wine-growing regions in Switzerland
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4.3 North America
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4.4 Africa
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4.5 Australia & New Zealand
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4.6 Asia
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