How Does Wine Fermentation Work?

Yeast metabolize sugar in grape juice and convert it to ethanol (alcohol), heat, and carbon dioxide. When the yeast have consumed all of the sugar, you have wine! Here’s how wine fermentation works.
Yeast metabolize sugar in grape juice and convert it to ethanol (alcohol), heat, and carbon dioxide. When the yeast have consumed all of the sugar, you have wine! Here’s how wine fermentation works.