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>In article >, jcoulter <225
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>> Mark > wrote in news:none-7773B9.13550128092004
>> @news.giganews.com:
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>> > Hello,
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>> > 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.
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>> > The truth from the experts, please. Pointers to any pertinent info or
>> > FAQs will be genuinely appreciated.
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>> > Thanks!
>> >
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>> 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!
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>Thank you for the reply.
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>So I was correct. If one leaves grapes to themselves, they will
>indeed become alcoholic wine. Would this wine at least be
>edible?
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>Thanks again!
It should be. However, it is the juice from those grapes, and the sugar
content that reacts with the yeast, so just placing a bunch of grapes in a
container, and waiting, won't quite do it. If you have enough grapes, the
weight will extract some juice, and that will ferment. However, most grapes
are crushed to some degree to free the juice, which is then separated, as some
point, from the vegetable matter, and many, many decisions are made, regarding
the fermentation process.
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