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Table of Contents [show]     1 Introduction     2 Wine naming conventions     3 Types of wine Keywords Bordeaux, Bubbly, Cabernet, Champagne, Champange, Champange in northern France, Chardonnay, Chianti, Dessert, Fortified & Fruit Wines, Gamay, Kosher White Zinfandel, Kosher Wines, Kosher concord grape wines, Merlot, Nebbiolo, Piesporter, Pink Wines, Pinot Noir, Red Wines, Red wines, Riesling, Rose wine, Sangiovese, Sauvignon Blanc, Sparkling wine, Syrah/Shiraz, Tempranillo, White Wines, White Zinfandel, Zinfandel, bubbly, red wines, sparking wine Copyright Information This article is licensed under GNU Public License. Some of the images in this article may have different copyright licenses. Please follow the URLs of the images for detailed information about their specific copyright licenses. Contact webmasters for more information on copyright issues. 1 Introduction Image From [WikiPedia] According to merriam-webster, wine is "the fermented juice of fresh grapes used as a beverage", or more broadly, wine is "the usually fermented juice of a plant product (as a fruit) used as a beverage". 2 Wine naming conventions Europe and non-europe wineries have different naming conventions. In Europe, wine is often name after the region where the grapes are grown. For example, Bordeaux, Chianti, Piesporter, Champagne, etc. In the rest of the world including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, South America and the United States, however, wine is often named after the variety of grape used. For example, abernet, Chardonnay, etc. Actually both nameing conventions make sense because the europeans have been make wine for hundreds of years, therefore, they already know which kind of grapes grow best in which region. Their regions also show the variety of grapes, which is the single most important factor in determing the quality and flavor. Also note that most of the world most famous wines are blends of multiple varieties. 3 Types of wine There are six typical types of wine: bubbly, Red Wines, White Wines, Pink Wines, Kosher Wines, and Dessert, Fortified & Fruit Wines. Bubbly includes Champagne and sparking wine. If we go with a rigorous definition, you can call it Champange only if it is produced in Champange in northern France. All others should be called Sparkling wine. There are about 40 major flavors of Red wines. Here is a list of major red wines, listing from light to full-bodied in texture; low to high in tannin level; lighter to deeper in color (which generally corresponds to perceived acidity); and younger to older in ageability.[WINE] Gamay: Beaujolais, France Pinot Noir: Burgundy, France; California; Oregon; Champagne, France Tempranillo: Rioja, Spain Sangiovese: Tuscany, Italy Merlot: Bordeaux, France, California; Washington State Zinfandel: California Cabernet: Sauvignon, Bordeaux, France, California; Chile Nebbiolo: Piedmont, Italy Syrah/Shiraz: Rhone, France; Australia There are about 50 important white wines. The three most important varieties of grapes are: Riesling, best produced in Germany; Alsace, France; New York State, Sauvignon Blanc, Loire Valley, France; Bordeaux, France; New Zealand; California (Fum Blanc), and Chardonnay Burgundy, France; California; Australia; Champagne, France. Pink wines are not as commonly-seen as red wines and white wines. Rose wine and White Zinfandel are two typical pink wines. The rules governing the production of kosher wines vary somewhat from place to place, but generally only Sabbath-observing Jews can handle the grapes and wine at the winery, and only 100% kosher materials may be used in the wine-making, aging and bottling process. Since the popularity of Kosher concord grape wines, people might think that all Kosher wines are red and sweet. However, there are also Kosher wines that are not sweet red wine, for example, Kosher White Zinfandel. Dessert, Fortified & Fruit Wines are wines made with addition of spirits to raise the alcohol content. The greatest are Port from the Douro region of Portugal, and Sherry from a region of Andalusia in southern Spain. Comments References [WINE] http://www.wine.com [WikiPedia] http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Wine City Data Senachwine township, Putnam County, Illinois: Check out what google has to say about Senachwine township, Putnam County, Illinois Total households 287, total housing units: 553 Population:685, male 375 female 310 Races in Senachwine township, Putnam County, Illinois: White/Non-Hispanic (95.47%) Hispanic (3.21%) Black (0.44%) Asian (0.15%): Japanese(0.15%) Brandywine township, Hancock County, Indiana: Check out what google has to say about Brandywine township, Hancock County, Indiana Total households 773, total housing units: 806 Population:2255, male 1160 female 1095 Races in Brandywine township, Hancock County, Indiana: White/Non-Hispanic (97.52%) Hispanic (1.06%): Brandywine township, Shelby County, Indiana: Check out what google has to say about Brandywine township, Shelby County, Indiana Total households 755, total housing units: 793 Population:2111, male 1044 female 1067 Races in Brandywine township, Shelby County, Indiana: White/Non-Hispanic (97.73%) Hispanic (0.52%) Asian (0.33%): Korean(0.19%) Asian-Other(0.05%) Japanese(0.05%) Chinese(0.05%) Black (0.05%) Brandywine CDP, Maryland: Check out what google has to say about Brandywine CDP, Maryland Total households 478, total housing units: 501 Land area: 4.401125 square miles, water area 0.000000 miles Latitude: NORTH 38.698564, longitude: EAST -76.84914 MAP Population:1410, male 671 female 739 Races in Brandywine CDP, Maryland: White/Non-Hispanic (56.10%) Black (38.23%) Asian (1.13%): Asian-Other(1.06%) Korean(0.07%) Hispanic (0.71%) Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (0.07%) East Brandywine township, Chester County, Pennsylvania: Check out what google has to say about East Brandywine township, Chester County, Pennsylvania Total households 2003, total housing units: 2035 Population:5822, male 2886 female 2936 Races in East Brandywine township, Chester County, Pennsylvania: White/Non-Hispanic (96.12%) Black (1.25%) Asian (1.15%): Asian-Other(0.70%) Korean(0.22%) Chinese(0.15%) Japanese(0.07%) Hispanic (0.52%) Hawaiian or Pacific Islander (0.02%) West Brandywine township, Chester County, Pennsylvania: Check out what google has to say about West Brandywine township, Chester County, Pennsylvania Total households 2552, total housing units: 2610 Population:7153, male 3524 female 3629 Races in West Brandywine township, Chester County, Pennsylvania: White/Non-Hispanic (95.02%) Black (3.27%) Hispanic (0.70%) Asian (0.39%): Chinese(0.17%) Asian-Other(0.11%) Korean(0.10%) Japanese(0.01%) (search time: 447.349 msec) Webster Unabridged Wine (?), n. [OE. win, AS. win, fr. L. vinum (cf. Icel. vīn; all from the Latin); akin to Gr. o'i^nos, &?;, and E. withy. Cf. Vine, Vineyard, Vinous, Withy.] 1. The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment. "Red wine of Gascoigne." Piers Plowman. Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. Prov. xx. 1. Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine. Milton. &fist; Wine is essentially a dilute solution of ethyl alcohol, containing also certain small quantities of ethers and ethereal salts which give character and bouquet. According to their color, strength, taste, etc., wines are called red, white, spirituous, dry, light, still, etc. 2. A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as, currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine. 3. The effect of drinking wine in excess; intoxication. Noah awoke from his wine. Gen. ix. 24. Birch wine, Cape wine, etc. See under Birch, Cape, etc. -- Spirit of wine. See under Spirit. -- To have drunk wine of ape or wine ape, to be so drunk as to be foolish. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Wine acid. (Chem.) See Tartaric acid, under Tartaric. [Colloq.] -- Wine apple (Bot.), a large red apple, with firm flesh and a rich, vinous flavor. -- Wine bag, a wine skin. -- Wine biscuit, a kind of sweet biscuit served with wine. -- Wine cask, a cask for holding wine, or which holds, or has held, wine. -- Wine cellar, a cellar adapted or used for storing wine. -- Wine cooler, a vessel of porous earthenware used to cool wine by the evaporation of water; also, a stand for wine bottles, containing ice. -- Wine fly (Zoöl.), small two-winged fly of the genus Piophila, whose larva lives in wine, cider, and other fermented liquors. -- Wine grower, one who cultivates a vineyard and makes wine. -- Wine measure, the measure by which wines and other spirits are sold, smaller than beer measure. -- Wine merchant, a merchant who deals in wines. -- Wine of opium (Pharm.), a solution of opium in aromatized sherry wine, having the same strength as ordinary laudanum; -- also Sydenham's laudanum. -- Wine press, a machine or apparatus in which grapes are pressed to extract their juice. -- Wine skin, a bottle or bag of skin, used, in various countries, for carrying wine. -- Wine stone, a kind of crust deposited in wine casks. See 1st Tartar, 1. -- Wine vault. (a) A vault where wine is stored. (b) A place where wine is served at the bar, or at tables; a dramshop. Dickens. -- Wine vinegar, vinegar made from wine. -- Wine whey, whey made from milk coagulated by the use of wine. (search time: -684.627 msec) English-Chinese wine [wain] ÆÏÌѾÆ,¹û¾Æ,°µºìÉ«(Çë)ºÈ¾Æ (search time: 217.507 msec)