Wine
Alcoholic beverage
Facts
| Category | Fruit |
|---|---|
| Origin | 🇬🇪 Georgia · origin disputed |
Safety
- No significant acute-hazard risk factors documented — ethanol production and typically low pH provide a well-established inhibitory environment. Safe-practice guidance:
(a) the main quality/safety-adjacent control point is avoiding unwanted acetic acid bacteria contamination (which turns wine to vinegar — a quality failure, not an acute hazard);
(b) sulfite management is a common antimicrobial/antioxidant control variable in modern winemaking (less universal in traditional/natural-wine practice) and should be disclosed for sulfite-sensitive consumers as a labeling/allergen point rather than a fermentation-safety hazard.
Method
Wine (Fermented Grape Must)
- Wine grapes, destemmed — ~10 kg, illustrative
- Wine yeast (defined commercial strain) — OR rely on the ambient wild yeast on the fruit; both are documented practice per the linked Variant, and the choice is a style decision
- Optional: sulfite, per conventional winemaking practice (illustrative; managing oxidation and unwanted microbes)
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Step 1
Harvest and destem the grapes, discarding damaged fruit.
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Step 2
Crush the grapes to release the juice and form the must.
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Step 3
For red wine, leave the skins in for maceration (they carry the colour and tannin); for white, press first and ferment the juice alone.
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Step 4
Either pitch a defined wine yeast, or let the ambient wild yeast start it spontaneously.
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Step 5
Ferment anaerobically, keeping the cap of skins wet (punch down or pump over) if fermenting on skins.
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Step 6
Press once primary fermentation is done (red), separating the wine from the solids.
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Step 7
Optional: allow malolactic fermentation, which softens sharp malic acid into rounder lactic acid.
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Step 8
Rack the wine off its lees, and repeat as it clarifies.
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Step 9
Age, then bottle.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Wine?
- Alcoholic beverage
- Where does Wine come from?
- Wine is traditionally made in Georgia.
- Is Wine safe to make at home?
- No significant acute-hazard risk factors documented — ethanol production and typically low pH provide a well-established inhibitory environment. Safe-practice guidance:
(a) the main quality/safety-adjacent control point is avoiding unwanted acetic acid bacteria contamination (which turns wine to vinegar — a quality failure, not an acute hazard);
(b) sulfite management is a common antimicrobial/antioxidant control variable in modern winemaking (less universal in traditional/natural-wine practice) and should be disclosed for sulfite-sensitive consumers as a labeling/allergen point rather than a fermentation-safety hazard.
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