The only exception is wine.
What causes this prejudice against fruit wine? How can wine break through the stereotypes and ride the dust?
Wine, the most important by-product of "domestication" of human beings by yeast.
In order to pursue the excitement caused by alcohol, the first person who achieved overeating provided extra food to yeast to make this chemical that does not provide calories but only stimulates nerves. Grain starch, fructose, lactose ... all sugars can be used as yeast feed.
From gathering and hunting to agriculture and animal husbandry, yeast has made people greedy for food outside their stomachs, and it has also boosted society from the side.
Food residues that yeast can't use become a part of the wonderful taste of wine, which is the dividing line of wine types and the most fundamental cornerstone of wine culture all over the world.
In essence, grapes are indeed the most direct and simple source of sugar under the conditions of ancient technology.
This juicy berry is easy to cultivate and has high yield; In addition to water, the main components are glucose and fructose, the two favorite monosaccharides of yeast; At the same time, the protein content of grapes is extremely low. Protein can't be decomposed and utilized by yeast, which will attract a lot of mixed bacteria pollution and even form flocculent floating objects, and it is the enemy in the process of wine fermentation.
More importantly, most grape skins will bring their own yeast. In fact, this is an instinct that plants have evolved to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages: the frost on the surface of grapes is a sugar alcohol substance secreted by plants, which can attract yeast in the air to gather, form colony advantages, avoid destroying miscellaneous bacteria, and prevent fragile berries from being contaminated by bacteria before ripening.
Humans make use of these characteristics of grapes, crush grapes and soak them to make wine, which will soon become the world drink of all mankind. At the last supper, Jesus said, "bread is my flesh and wine is my blood." Aside from the mystery of religion, this statement actually proves the biblical author's personal diet preference and the status of wine in the European world at that time.