Why are grapes the main ingredient in all wines? Are other fruits used as well?!
Why are grapes the main ingredient in all wines? Are other fruits used as well?
Answers:
Most wine is made from grapes because they are extremely plentiful, they require the least amount of "tweaking" to make good wine, they come in a wide variety of styles and flavors, and they grow on every continent except Antarctica.
Even so, yes, you can use any fruit to make wine. Because grapes are so plentiful and have become the standard fruit from which most wine is made, "wine" refers to grape wine, and wine from other fruit generally has the name of the fruit in its name, such as "elderberry wine" or "blackberry wine" or "peach wine" etc. However, most fruits don't have the water or sugar content to make wine by themselves so they require the addition of sugar, water, and sometimes other ingredients to make just the right conditions for making a good wine.