In article >, jcoulter > wrote:

> Mark > wrote in news:none-7773B9.13550128092004
> @news.giganews.com:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I was always under the impression that grapes, left to themselves,
> > will rot and turn into wine. However, a friend of mine recently told
> > me that wine must undergo a very specific fermentation process to make
> > it "alcoholic," if that's the right word.
> >
> > The truth from the experts, please. Pointers to any pertinent info or
> > FAQs will be genuinely appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
>
> naturally occuring yeasts will turn grape juice into "wine" naturally but
> it takes skilland finesse to make the alcoholic juice into something that
> we would call WINE!

Thank you for the reply.

So I was correct. If one leaves grapes to themselves, they will
indeed become alcoholic wine. Would this wine at least be
edible?

Thanks again!