Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol, carbon dioxide, and heat. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are major factors in different styles of wine.

Alcoholic Drinks

An alcoholic beverage is a drink that contains a substantial amount of the psychoactive drug ethanol (informally called alcohol).

Drinking alcohol plays an important social role in many cultures. Alcohol has the potential for abuse and physical dependence. It is one of the most widely used recreational drugs in the world.