Difference between wine and beer

Posted By: Sm Adminon: December 18, 2015In: Miscellaneous

Wine:
An alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice is known as wine. Wines can be made from all sort of common and not so common foods like fruits, herbs and flowers. There are various types of wine: red wine, white wines, rose wine and sparkling wine and forfeited wine. The first people to make wine were Persian farmers living near the Caspian Sea. The Egyptians learned how to make wine from them as long back as 3000 BC. It is believed that wine improves the lung function and prevents lung cancer if taken in limit otherwise it may have an adverse impact on health which may result to death. Wines taste better than the beers.
Beer:
An alcoholic drink made from yeast- fermented malt flavored with hops. Hops are also used to add bitterness to the beer and be as a natural preservative. There are various types of beers such as Guinness, Corona, Rogue, Sam Smith’s, Sierra Nevada, and King Fisher Premium Lager and so on. Beer may have been known in Neolithic Europe as far back as 5000 years ago. It is used in a variety of cocktails. It costs low in comparison to the wines. Beer can increase Vitamin B levels. Beer boosts your memory, makes skin more beautiful, and lowers bad cholesterol. The regular consumption of beer damages the liver and brain. If it is taken in a limited quantity then it may improve our health.
Differences:

Basis	Wine	Beer
Definition (www.oxforddictionaries.com)	An alcoholic drink made from fermented grape juice	An alcoholic drink made from yeast-fermented malt flavoured with hops
Synonyms	Alcohol, booze, champagne, ale, cherry, port	Applejack, liquor, tea, coffee, cocoa, gin
Types	The various types of wine are: red wine, white wines, rose wine and sparkling wine and forfeited wine.	The types of beers are: Guinness, Corona, Rogue, Sam Smith’s, Sierra Nevada, and King Fisher Premium Lager and so on.
Country	French make wines.	German makes beers.
History	The earliest archaeological evidence of wine production yet found has been at sites in Georgia (c. 6000 BC), Iran (c. 5000 BC), Greece (c. 4500 BC) and Armenia (c. 4100 BC),where the oldest winery to date was uncovered.	Beer or ale, is one of the oldest beverages humans have produced, dating back to at least the fifth millennium BC and recorded in the written history of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia.
Word origin	It was originated from Old English wīn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wijn, German Wein, based on Latin vinum.	It was originated from Old English bēor, of West Germanic origin, based on monastic Latin biber ‘a drink’, from Latin bibere ‘to drink’; related to Dutch bier and German Bier.
Made of	Wine is made from grapes and especially fermented grape juice.	Beers are extracted from cereal grains such as malts, wheat, maize and even rice.
Taste	Wines often have an acidic tartness as a major flavoured component.	Most beers do not. Beers typically don’t have tart component because malts and hops are not acidic.
Taken	It is usually taken in weddings, awards night, gallery openings and balls.	Beer is often drank in less formal gatherings.
Colour	The colour resulting is typically white, whether the grapes were white, red or black.	Beer gets its most of its colour from the grain used to produce it.
Carbonated	Wine is from grapes and is not carbonated.	Beer is from wheat and is carbonated.
Amount drink in a year	24 Billion liters of wine are drunk each year.	189 Billion liters of Beer are drunk each year.
Pronunciation	Eng (UK): /wʌɪn/ Eng (US): /wīn/	Eng (UK): /bɪə/ Eng (US): /bir/
Acts	It prevents sun burn.	It acts as a guard against carcinogens.
Cost	Best wines are more costly than the best beers. It is expensive.	Best beers cost less than the best wines. So it is cheap.
Calories	100 grams of wine contains 83 calories.	100 grams of beer contains 43 calories.
Carbohydrate and sugar	100 grams of wine contains 2.7 g of carbohydrate and 0.8 g sugar.	100 grams of beer contains 3.6 g carbohydrate and 0 g sugar.
Advantages/Benefits	Its advantages are: Live longer Get smarter Reduce the risk of liver disease Promote healthy eyes Protects teeth Cut multiple cancers Lowers cholesterol	Its advantages are: Portion control Rich in Vitamin B High in fiber Reduce stress Lowers type 2 diabetes Lowers risk of developing gallstones Anti microbial properties Good for muscles High in silicon Reduce risk of heart disease Social lubricant
Disadvantages	Its disadvantages are: Sleep deficiency Obesity Heart disease Fertility Pancreatitis	Its disadvantages are: Promotes abdominal obesity Heartburn High blood pressure Intoxication and dehydration Impairment of driving related skills
Example in Sentence	He drank four glasses of wine. He handed her the wine bottle.	I don’t like the taste of beer. He drank beer in a large mug.