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The difference between brandy and wine

The difference between brandy and wine:

Wine is an alcoholic beverage made of crushed or unbroken grape fruit or grape juice by full or partial alcohol fermentation, which belongs to fermented wine.

Usually, what we call "brandy" refers to spirits made from grapes through fermentation, distillation, aging and other processes, and belongs to distilled liquor.

Broadly speaking, the raw materials used in brandy are not limited to grapes, but can be spirits made from any fruit after fermentation, distillation and aging.

Extended data:

Brandy, originally from Brandewijn in the Netherlands, means "shochu". In a narrow sense, it refers to the high alcohol obtained by distillation after grape fermentation and then stored in oak barrels. Brandy is a kind of distilled liquor, which is made from fruit by fermentation, distillation and storage.

Wine is a kind of fruit wine brewed from grapes. Its alcohol content is higher than beer and lower than liquor. Rich nutrition and obvious health care function. Some people think that wine is one of the healthiest and most hygienic drinks. It can regulate the performance of metabolism, promote blood circulation and prevent the increase of cholesterol. It also has diuretic, liver function stimulating and anti-aging effects.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia-wine

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