葡萄酒，是用葡萄果实或葡萄汁，经过发酵酿制而成的酒精饮料。在水果中，由于葡萄的葡萄糖含量较高，贮存一段时间就会发出酒味，因此常常以葡萄酿酒。葡萄酒是目前世界上产量最大、普及最广的单糖酿造酒。早在六千年以前，在盛产葡萄的地中海区域，两河流域的苏美尔人和尼罗河流域的古埃及人就会酿造葡萄酒。有趣的是，在舞蹈文化中，有一种葡萄酒舞是在酿酒用葡萄丰收时，庆祝的团体舞蹈。葡萄酒在基督教被视为耶稣基督宝血的象征物。
葡萄酒有许多分类方式。以成品颜色来说，可分为红葡萄酒、白葡萄酒及粉红葡萄酒三类。其中红葡萄酒又可细分为干红葡萄酒、半干红葡萄酒、半甜红葡萄酒和甜红葡萄酒。白葡萄酒则细分为干白葡萄酒、半干白葡萄酒、半甜白葡萄酒和甜白葡萄酒。以酿造方式来说，可以分为蒸馏葡萄酒(Still wine)、气泡葡萄酒(Sparkling wine)、加烈葡萄酒(Fortified wine)和加味葡萄酒(Aromatized wine)四类。其中一般葡萄酒的酒精含量约为百分之八到十五，然而加烈葡萄酒的酒精含量可能会更高。
葡萄酒的酒性完全受到土壤、气候以及酿酒技巧等因素的影响，但是酒的风味却完全取决于酿酒技巧等因素的影响，但是酒的风味却完全取决于酿酒葡萄的品种的不同。葡萄酒的原料－葡萄原产于黑海与里海之间的外高加索地区，直到西汉时经张骞通西域才传到中国。目前葡萄已经被广泛引种到世界各地，主要是作为酿酒原料。但世界最好及最有名的葡萄酒大多产至法国，法国葡萄酒的酿造历史可追朔到罗马帝国时期。由于法国气候温和，除了北部诺曼底一些区域以外，全国都能生产高质量的葡萄。在1996年时，全国共有超过818000公顷的葡萄园，13个产酒区域，葡萄酒产量超过46亿公升。法国可以说是盛产葡萄酒的国家之一。
Wine, grapes, fruit or juice after fermentation to brew alcoholic beverages from the. In the fruit, because of high glucose content of grapes, storage will be issued alcohol for a period of time, often in winemaking. Wine production is currently the world's largest and most widely popular monosaccharide brewing liquor. As early as 6,000 Years ago, in the Mediterranean region rich grape, the Sumerian Mesopotamia and the Nile Basin will be the ancient Egyptians brewed wine. Interestingly, the dance culture, there is a wine dance in the wine grape harvest, celebration dance groups. Wine in the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ as Christian symbols.
There are many wine classification. To finished color, can be divided into red wine, white wine and pink wine three categories. Red wine which can be broken down into dry red wine, semi-dry red wine, semi-sweet red wine and sweet red wine. White wine is broken down into dry white wine, white wine semi-, semi-sweet white wine and sweet white wine. Approach to brewing, distillation wine can be divided into (Still wine), the bubble wine (Sparkling wine), Jialie wine (Fortified wine) and the Modified wine (Aromatized wine) four. Of general wine alcohol content of about 8-15%, but Jialie of alcohol in wine may be higher.
Wine and liquor completely soil, climate and wine skills, among other factors, but the flavor is completely wine brewing techniques depends on factors such as the impact, but the wine is completely dependent on the flavor of wine grape varieties different. Wine raw materials - grapes originating in the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, between the Caucasus region, until the Western Han Dynasty, the Western Regions-Zhang Qian conveyed to China before. At present grape has been widely introduced to the rest of the world, mainly as a wine raw materials. But the world's best and most famous wine producing mostly to France, French wine brewing history Duishuo to the Roman period. As France mild climate, in addition to some of the northern Normandy region, the country can produce high quality grapes. In 1996, more than 818,000 hectares of the total of vineyards, 13 production wine regions, wine production over 4.6 billion litres. France can be said to be one of the countries with rich wine.