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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 Assyrian Christian couples drink dust from the tombs of martyrs and are crowned during their weddings?
... that the "Mayor of Picklesburgh" is decided by a pickle juice drinking competition?
... that salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... that Ben Phillips replaced his friend's hair gel with superglue, put Viagra in his sports drink, and placed him on a lake while he slept on an inflatable mattress?
... that The Drunkard's Progress suggests that a single social drink leads to poverty, crime, and suicide?
... that Phil Elverum recorded Don't Wake Me Up nocturnally, while "drinking pots of black tea all night"?

... that the first written record of whiskey comes from 1405 in Ireland and it is also mentioned in Scotland in 1496?

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Image 1Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 2A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 3Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 5The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 6An Italian grappa, a grape-based pomace brandy (from List of national drinks)
Image 7Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 9A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 10A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 112004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 12Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 13Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 15A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 16Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 17A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 18Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 19Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20Clear 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 21Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 23Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24Various 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 25Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 26A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 27Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 28Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 29Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 31Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 32Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Bosnian 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 35Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37The 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 38Characteristics 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 39An Italian cappuccino, an espresso-based coffee drink, served in the appropriate cup (from List of national drinks)
Image 40Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 41A spritz, an Italian wine-based cocktail (from List of national drinks)
Image 42A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (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 44A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 45Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 46The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 47The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 48Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)

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Martini (cocktail)

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A classic martini with a twist of lime

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Mohamed Yehia Zakaria (born May 10, 1938) is an Emirati businessman of Egyptian origin. He is the longest-serving chief executive of the beverage industry in the Middle East. He is the co-founder and was chief executive of Dubai Refreshments (Pepsi), in Dubai, and institutionalized the soft drink industry in the Middle East. (Full article...)

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It is nice when you can sit back with some friends, drink some beer and have a good time.

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— Dave Matthews

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Rice is a cereal grain and in its domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice)—or, much less commonly, Oryza glaberrima (African rice). Asian rice was domesticated in China some 13,500 to 8,200 years ago; African rice was domesticated in Africa about 3,000 years ago. Rice has become commonplace in many cultures worldwide; in 2021, 787 million tons were produced, placing it fourth after sugarcane, maize, and wheat. Only some 8% of rice is traded internationally. China, India, and Indonesia are the largest consumers of rice. A substantial amount of the rice produced in developing nations is lost after harvest through factors such as poor transport and storage. Rice yields can be reduced by pests including insects, rodents, and birds, as well as by weeds, and by diseases such as rice blast. Traditional rice polycultures such as rice-duck farming, and modern integrated pest management seek to control damage from pests in a sustainable way.

Many varieties of rice have been bred to improve crop quality and productivity. Biotechnology has created Green Revolution rice able to produce high yields when supplied with nitrogen fertiliser and managed intensively. Other products are rice able to express human proteins for medicinal use; flood-tolerant or deepwater rice; and drought-tolerant and salt-tolerant varieties. Rice is used as a model organism in biology.

Dry rice grain is milled to remove the outer layers; depending on how much is removed, products range from brown rice to rice with germ and white rice. Some is parboiled to make it easy to cook. Rice contains no gluten; it provides protein but not all the essential amino acids needed for good health. Rice of different types is eaten around the world. Long-grain rice tends to stay intact on cooking; medium-grain rice is stickier, and is used for sweet dishes, and in Italy for risotto; and sticky short-grain rice is used in Japanese sushi as it keeps its shape when cooked. White rice when cooked contains 29% carbohydrate and 2% protein, with some manganese. Golden rice is a variety produced by genetic engineering to contain vitamin A.

Used in Beer, Rice wine, Whiskey.

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Miscellaneous:	Drink industry • Lemonade • Limeade • Orange drink • Slush (beverage)

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