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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 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 Assyrian Christian couples drink dust from the tombs of martyrs and are crowned during their weddings?
... that salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... that Maxine North swore never to return to Thailand after the death of her undercover CIA husband, but ultimately settled there and introduced bottled water to the country?
... that the John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?
... that Phil Elverum recorded Don't Wake Me Up nocturnally, while "drinking pots of black tea all night"?

... that when Ted Hough was signed by Southampton Football Club, his "transfer fee" was a round of 52 pints of beer?

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Image 1A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 2A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 3Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 5Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 62004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 7Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8Clear 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 9Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 10The espresso comes from the Italian esprimere, which means "to express," and refers to the process by which hot water is forced under pressure through ground coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 12A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 13Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 15A spritz, an Italian wine-based cocktail (from List of national drinks)
Image 16Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 18Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 19A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 20An Italian cappuccino, an espresso-based coffee drink, served in the appropriate cup (from List of national drinks)
Image 21The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 23Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 25Bosnian 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 26A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 27Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 28Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 29An Italian grappa, a grape-based pomace brandy (from List of national drinks)
Image 30Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 31Characteristics 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 32Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 33Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 35Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38Various 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 39The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 41Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 42Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 44A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 45Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 46Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 47A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 48Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)

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A picture of the Toll Gate Saloon in Black Hawk, Colorado, circa 1897

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Amund Ringnes (7 October 1840 – 13 January 1907) was a Norwegian businessman, brewery owner and patron.

He was born in Krødsherad, Buskerud, the son of Anders Knudsen Ringnes (1813–75), farmer, and his wife Maren Amundsdatter (1815–76). He grew up at the Ringnes farm, and commenced working at Akers Mekaniske Verksted in 1860. He left Akers Mek. Verksted in 1865, and was employed by the brewery Christiania Bryggeri. In 1876, he founded Ringnes & Compani brewery with his brother Ellef Ringnes and the businessman Axel Heiberg. It was the eighth brewery in Christiania (now Oslo), and later had its name changed to Ringnes Bryggeri. (Full article...)

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“

If you are cold, tea will warm you. If you are heated, it will cool you. If you are depressed, it will cheer you. If you are excited, it will calm you.

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— William Ewart Gladstone

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Aspartame

Aspartame is an artificial non-saccharide sweetener 200 times sweeter than sucrose and is commonly used as a sugar substitute in foods and beverages. It is a methyl ester of the aspartic acid/phenylalanine dipeptide with brand names NutraSweet, Equal, and Canderel. Aspartame was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1974, and then again in 1981, after approval was revoked in 1980.

Aspartame is one of the most studied food additives in the human food supply. Reviews by over 100 governmental regulatory bodies found the ingredient safe for consumption at the normal acceptable daily intake limit.^{[excessive citations]}

Used in Diet drinks, instant breakfast, juice.

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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.

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