Fruit and berry wine

It is noteworthy that there is little about some types of wine that is known to a wide audience. It is customary to associate wine with grapes and no more with any other fruit. However, today we want to talk about fruit and berry wine. As a rule, fruit and berry wines are made on the territory of those states where grapes do not grow. We can say that fruit and berry wines are made throughout the Russian Federation. Unfortunately, recently, domestic producers of fruit and berry wines have not especially monitored the quality of the final alcoholic product.

In the modern food industry, taste and consumer characteristics no longer play a major role. For this reason, most fruit and berry wines produced in the Russian Federation, as well as in neighboring countries, are classified as second-rate alcoholic beverages. Among the people, fruit and berry wines are called nothing more than "murmur. " However, this was not always the case and fruit and berry wines were made by the Slavs before they invented dyes, ethyl alcohol and decided to reduce the cost of the beverage production process due to low-quality wine materials.

In the past, fruit and berry wines belonged to the category of drinks made at home. Many gardeners today make fruit and berry wine from fruits and berries grown in their own garden. Such homemade fruit and berry wines cannot even remotely resemble the taste of a chemical drink, which can easily be found in the wine and vodka department of the nearest domestic grocery store. It is worth noting that not only on Slavic lands have long produced fruit and berry wine. For example, in France it enjoys incredible popularity and universal love. cider or apple wine.

In the Baltic countries, as well as in Poland, there is an old wine-making tradition associated with the manufacture of sweet berry homemade wine. In the harsh climatic conditions of Finland, grapes simply cannot survive, but the forests of this wonderful country are rich in berries, of which wine is produced. In the states of the Balkan region, as well as in Eastern Europe, strong fruit and berry wine is made, which is obtained by secondary distillation of fermented fruits. For example, plum, apples, cherries or cherries.

We think many have heard of such national drinks and fruit and berry wines as plum or palenka. Europe is not alone in being famous for its long tradition of fruit and berry wine. In Asian countries, they know how to cook, and also like to eat wine made from mango fruits, pineapples, and agave. However, the most popular fruit drink in Asia can be considered the so-called coconut wine or vodka. The drink is made of coconut pulp and can withstand a certain time in special wooden containers.