Water: nf Among the 600 or so substances that have been identified in wine, water alone represents 85 to 90% of wine. It serves as a vehicle for other soluble or dissolved bodies. The second element, far behind, is ethyl alcohol (7 to 16% of the total volume of the wine). The water, which has a density almost equal to that of wine, ensures the balance of the mixture.
So with so much water, the expression "put water in your wine" is a bit superfluous. In the XNUMXth century, it meant "...
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