"Wine" today means grape wine. People ferment other things and call it dandelion wine or mango wine but not just wine (unless they're trying to be obscure and

"Wine" today means grape wine. People ferment other things and call it dandelion wine or mango wine but not just wine (unless they're trying to be obscure and edgy). OP (and other commenters) is being overly pedantic though, because the article wasn't talking about the name, but why grapes are fermented to make alcoholic drinks more than other fruit. The answer from the article being high sugar, good taste, good availability.