ABSTRACT
Historically, wine was a product made of grapes, and only one species, i.e., Vitis vinifera, was used exclusively for this purpose (Saigal and Ray, Chapter 1 in this Volume). Today, wine can be produced from fruits other than grapes under carefully controlled methods of production. Wines produced from grapes are regarded as 'wine', while those from other fruits are simply referred to as fruit wines and designated with the name of the fruit, e.g., banana, pineapple and cashew wine. However, most tropical fruits, especially those of wild trees and crossbred fruits, are still awaiting recognition with regard to their potential use in wine production (Onwuka and Awan, 2001; Okafor, 2006).
