Outline of wine

[1] The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients.

[2] Wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast.

Yeast consumes the sugars found in the grapes and converts them into alcohol.

[1] Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are used depending on the type of wine being produced.

Wine includes the following ingredients: Scientific makeup: Grape varieties – below are some examples of grape varieties from which wine is made: (This list does not render on mobile; try the Desktop view link at the bottom of the page) Wine portal