Wine & Spirits

Nigerian alcoholic beverages are in two main categories and here we are going to be breaking down these products for easier understanding. There are two categories of alcoholic beverages: distilled and undistilled. Undistilled drinks are also called fermented drinks. Fermentation is the process by which bacteria or yeast chemically convert sugar into ethanol. Wine and beer are both fermented, undistilled alcoholic beverages. Wineries ferment grapes to make wine and breweries ferment barley, wheat, and other grains to make beer. Distillation

The Nigerian alcoholic beverage industry is a very wide one. However many do not know how much of a large market it is. Let’s start by explaining alcoholic beverages. Alcoholic beverage Any fermented liquor, such as wine, beer, or distilled spirit, that contains ethyl alcohol, or ethanol (CH3CH2OH), as an intoxicating agent is an alcoholic beverage. A brief treatment of alcoholic beverages follows. For full treatment, see alcohol consumption. Alcoholic beverages are fermented from the sugars in fruits, berries, grains. Other ingredients such as