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The Drink Portal

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Introduction

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A drink or beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption. In addition to their basic function of satisfying thirst, drinks play important roles in human culture. Common types of drinks include plain drinking water, milk, juice, smoothies and soft drinks. Traditionally warm beverages include coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. Caffeinated drinks that contain the stimulant caffeine have a long history.

In addition, alcoholic drinks such as wine, beer, and liquor, which contain the drug ethanol, have been part of human culture for more than 8,000 years. Non-alcoholic drinks often signify drinks that would normally contain alcohol, such as beer, wine and cocktails, but are made with a sufficiently low concentration of alcohol by volume. The category includes drinks that have undergone an alcohol removal process such as non-alcoholic beers and de-alcoholized wines. (Full article...)

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Carménère grapes

The Carménère grape is a wine grape variety originally planted in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, France, where it was used to produce deep red wines and occasionally used for blending purposes in the same manner as Petit Verdot.

A member of the Cabernet family of grapes, the name "Carménère" originates from the French word for crimson (carmin) which refers to the brilliant crimson colour of the autumn foliage before leaf-fall. The grape is also known as Grande Vidure, a historic Bordeaux synonym, although current European Union regulations prohibit imports under this name into the European Union. Along with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot, Carménère is considered one of the original six red grapes of Bordeaux.

Now rarely found in France, the world's largest area planted with this variety is in Chile, with more than 8,800 hectares (2009) cultivated in the Central Valley. As such, Chile produces the vast majority of Carménère wines available today and as the Chilean wine industry grows, more experimentation is being carried out on Carménère's potential as a blending grape, especially with Cabernet Sauvignon. It is considered the emblematic strain of Chilean wine.

Carménère is also grown in Italy's Eastern Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions, in Argentina, and in smaller quantities in California and Walla Walla (Washington and Oregon) in the United States. (Full article...)

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... that the John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?
... that the Buddha is said to have sat under a charoli tree at Bodh Gaya for seven days without eating, drinking, washing, excreting, or lying down?
... that salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... that the "Mayor of Picklesburgh" is decided by a pickle juice drinking competition?
... that in 1776 Abraham Hunt entertained Hessian mercenaries with food and drink to render them incapable for duty the night before George Washington defeated them at Trenton?
... that the relatively low standards of player selection for Somerset County Cricket Club in 1883 have been described as being "determined with a nod and a wink over drinks"?

... that Baileys Irish Cream was the first liqueur to use cream and alcohol together in a manner sufficiently stable to allow commercial distribution?

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Image 1Characteristics of boba tea (also known as "bubble tea" or "pearl milk tea") -- the national drink of Taiwan -- are the tapioca balls that rest at the bottom of the beverage that are drunk with a wide straw. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 3A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 4Various views of a bottle of mezcal. The "worm", which is actually the larval form of the moth Hypopta agavis that lives on the agave plant, can be seen in the middle image, at the bottom of the bottle. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 5Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 6A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 9Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 10Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 13Clear vodka served with pickled cucumber – the usual way of consuming it in Slavic countries of the so-called "vodka belt". (from List of national drinks)
Image 14Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 15Hot chocolate served with a croissant (from List of drinks)
Image 16Bosnian Coffee accessory manufacturers' small shops in Baščaršija - drink is important part of country's culture, and was major part of its economy in the past. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 18A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 19A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 21Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 23Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 252004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 26Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 27Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 28Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 29Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 31Espresso brewing, with a dark reddish-brown foam, called crema (from List of drinks)
Image 32Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 36A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 37Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 39Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 40A glass of cola served with ice cubes and lemon (from List of drinks)
Image 41Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 42Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 43Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 44Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 45The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 46Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 47A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.

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Toast (honor)

Credit: Wolfgang Sauber

A postcard from the late 1800s featuring a lady toasting the reader

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Anthony Talamo Rossi (September 13, 1900 – January 24, 1993) was an Italian-born American who founded Tropicana Products, a producer of orange juice, in 1947 in Bradenton, Florida. It grew from 50 employees to over 8,000 in 2004, expanding into multiple product lines and becoming one of the world's largest producers and marketers of citrus juice.

Rossi was an early pioneer in including Florida's citrus juices in school meal programs. He also became a noted religiously-oriented businessman, making annual pilgrimages back to Sicily where he helped build a church and mission. In the U.S., he married Sana Barlow and endowed the Aurora Foundation, which has funded various Christian programs. (Full article...)

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“

Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and sweet as love.

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— Turkish proverb

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Citric acid is an organic compound with the chemical formula HOC(CO₂H)(CH₂CO₂H)₂. It is a colorless weak organic acid. It occurs naturally in citrus fruits. In biochemistry, it is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle, which occurs in the metabolism of all aerobic organisms.

More than two million tons of citric acid are manufactured every year. It is used widely as an acidifier, as a flavoring, and a chelating agent.

A citrate is a derivative of citric acid; that is, the salts, esters, and the polyatomic anion found in solution. An example of the former, a salt is trisodium citrate; an ester is triethyl citrate. When part of a salt, the formula of the citrate anion is written as C
₆H
₅O³⁻
₇ or C
₃H
₅O(COO)³⁻
₃.

Used in Soft drinks, Sports drinks.

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General topics:	Bartending • Bottling • Drinking • Drinking water • Bottled water • Mineral water • Coffee • Energy drink • Juice • Tea • Milk • Plant milk • Pasteurization • Refrigeration • Steeping • Water purification
Alcoholic beverages:	Beer • Brandy • Brewing • Caffeinated alcoholic drinks • Cider • Cocktails • Distillation • Fermentation • Hard soda • Liquor • Liqueur • Malt drink • Mead • Proof • Rice Wine • Schnapps • Vodka • Whiskey • Wine
Soft Drinks:	Carbonation • Cola • Orange soft drink • Frozen carbonated drink • Root beer • Soda water • Lithia water •
Miscellaneous:	Drink industry • Lemonade • Limeade • Orange drink • Slush (beverage)

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WikiProjects

WikiProject Food & Drink is an association of Wikipedians with an interest in culinary-related subjects. They have come together to co-ordinate the development of food and drink articles here on Wikipedia as well as the many subjects related to food such as foodservice, catering and restaurants. If you wish to learn more about these subjects as well as get involved, please visit the project.

WikiProject Beer – covers Wikipedia's coverage of beer and breweries and microbreweries

WikiProject Wine – aims to compile thorough and accurate information on different vineyards, wineries and varieties of wines, including but not limited to their qualities, origins, and uses.

Child projects:	Task forces: (All inactive)
Wikiproject Bacon WikiProject Bartending WikiProject Breakfast WikiProject Spirits	Beverages task force Cheeses task force Coffee and Tea task force Desserts task force Foodservice task force Herbs and Spices task force Pub task force
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