Vitis vinifera, better known as grapevine or wine grapes, is native to Asia Minor where wild grapes still grow. V. Vinifera is commonly cultured for fruit, eaten fresh or processed into wine, raisins, or juice. Over 8,000 cultivars are listed, most of them having been selected for a specific region...

Red wine A wine made from dark-skinned grapes (red, purple, black, blue), which remains in contact with the grape skins (from which color is extracted) during FERMENTATION. The pulp or flesh isn't generally red, the rare exceptions being TEINTURIER grapes like ALICANTE BOUSCHET. BLUSH and ROSÉ w...

In 1984 the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, which raised the legal drinking age to 21, was passed by Congress. The theory behind this was, essentially, if you raise the age of consumption, people will drink more conscientiously because with age comes responsibility. Regrettably, the lawmakers of...