Art wine

Artificial wine is an alcoholic beverage that resembles wine and can be mistaken for wine, but is not wine. Therefore, such products are also called imitation wines. Artificial wines are produced by various processes with or without fermentation using natural or artificial flavourings. They can be produced from grape must concentrate, from residues from the preparation of wine or spirits such as pomace, lees and stillage, as well as from dried grapes or fruits. In some cases, enzymes from moulds are also added to accelerate the formation of aromas. The spinning cone column process is also common, in which a real wine is broken down into its components, so to speak, and "reassembled" by adding substances. However, wines treated in this way are banned within the European Union. Beyond that, however, there are a number of processes commonly used overseas, some of which are quite questionable. These products are often also called "artificial wine" in common parlance, although strictly speaking this designation is not always accurate. In the meantime, wine powder is also offered on the market, from which one can produce a wine-like drink with alcohol content.

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