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The Drink Portal

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Introduction

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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Ripening Tempranillo grapes

Tempranillo (also known as Ull de Llebre, Cencibel, Tinto Fino and Tinta del País in Spain, Aragonez or Tinta Roriz in Portugal, and several other synonyms elsewhere) is a black grape variety widely grown to make full-bodied red wines in its native Spain. Its name is the diminutive of the Spanish temprano ("early"), a reference to the fact that it ripens several weeks earlier than most Spanish red grapes. Tempranillo has been grown on the Iberian Peninsula since the time of Phoenician settlements. It is the main grape used in Rioja, and is often referred to as Spain's noble grape. The grape has been planted throughout the globe's wine regions. (Full article...)

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... that a Thompson Seattle rooftop bar distributes drinks from copper containers shaped like flamingos?
... that trembleuse cups and saucers enabled people with unsteady hands to drink hot beverages?
... 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 salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... that the chairman of the board of a Texas TV station was found to have died from drinking cyanide-laced cola?
... that a liquor-drinking celebrity goat named Ioiô won an election for city councilman in Fortaleza?

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Image 1Australian iced coffee served with ice-cream and coffee beans (from List of national drinks)
Image 2The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 3Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 4Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 5Krupnik, the national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 6Per capita, people in Turkey drink more tea than in any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 9Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 10Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 15Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 16The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17A glass of grappa, a grape-based pomace brandy of Italian origin. Grappa is a protected name in the European Union. (from List of national drinks)
Image 18A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 19Akpeteshie is a liquor produced by distilling palm wine or sugar cane, primarily in the region of Western Africa. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20Coffee accessories in small shops in Baščaršija, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Libyan tea with peanuts (from List of national drinks)
Image 23Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 24Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 25A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 262004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 27Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 28The 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 29Various 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 30Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 31Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 32Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33Clear vodka served with pickled cucumber – the usual way of consuming vodka in Slavic countries of the so-called "vodka belt". (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 35Palm wine is an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm trees such as the palmyra, date palms, and coconut palms. It is known by various names in different regions and is common in various parts of Africa, the Caribbean, South America, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Micronesia. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 37Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38A classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia. (from List of national drinks)
Image 41Piña colada, a cocktail made with rum, cream of coconut, and pineapple juice, usually served either blended or shaken with ice. It may be garnished with either a pineapple wedge, maraschino cherry, or both. The drink originated in Puerto Rico. (from List of national drinks)
Image 42Many in both Peru and Chile consider pisco sour their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 44Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 45A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 46A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 47Mai Tai is a cocktail made of rum, Curaçao liqueur, orgeat syrup, and lime juice. It is one of the characteristic cocktails in Tiki culture. (from List of national drinks)
Image 48Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 49Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 50The spritz is an Italian wine-based cocktail, commonly served as an apéritif across Italy. It consists of Prosecco, digestive bitters, and soda water. The original spritz veneziano uses Select as bitters and was created in Venice in 1920. (from List of national drinks)

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Wine cellar

Credit: Petr Novák

A wine cellar in Žlebské Chvalovice in the Czech Republic

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Bradham, c. 1900

Caleb Davis Bradham (May 27, 1867 – February 19, 1934) was an American pharmacist, who invented the soft drink Pepsi. (Full article...)

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Water is drank by the four legged beast; man prefers it with hops, malts, and yeast.

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German Trinkspruch

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Purified water is water that has been mechanically filtered or processed to remove impurities and make it suitable for use. Distilled water was, formerly, the most common form of purified water, but, in recent years, water is more frequently purified by other processes including capacitive deionization, reverse osmosis, carbon filtering, microfiltration, ultrafiltration, ultraviolet oxidation, or electrodeionization. Combinations of a number of these processes have come into use to produce ultrapure water of such high purity that its trace contaminants are measured in parts per billion (ppb) or parts per trillion (ppt).

Purified water has many uses, largely in the production of medications, in science and engineering laboratories and industries, and is produced in a range of purities. It is also used in the commercial beverage industry as the primary ingredient of any given trademarked bottling formula, in order to maintain product consistency. It can be produced on-site for immediate use or purchased in containers. Purified water in colloquial English can also refer to water that has been treated ("rendered potable") to neutralize, but not necessarily remove contaminants considered harmful to humans or animals. (Full article...)

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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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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.

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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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