Things to Keep in Mind While Enjoying the World’s Finest Wines
Although the popularity and consumption of wine has dramatically surged in the past decade, it has actually been around for centuries. In fact, though no one knows exactly when the first batch was produced, we do know that Middle Eastern peoples were drinking it as early as 2500 B.C. Wine has played a significant role in the development of culture and religion, with evidence of wine found throughout the Bible and in Egyptian hieroglyphs. Wine is an alcoholic beverage that can technically be made from any fruit, but is most commonly produced from fermented grapes. However, wine is not derived for many of the common grapes you see in the produce section. Unlike the plump table grapes we are accustomed to seeing and eating, wine grapes are “lean and mean”…small and sweet, delicate with thicker skins and bitter seeds. There are literally thousands of different grape varieties in the world, but less than 100 are used in the world’s commercial wine production. You may have seen or r