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William
William is the description for all world-known fruit distillates and liqueurs made from the William's pear (Poire William). Originally it was only a product from the Swiss Rhône-valley, but today, William's pear distillate is also produced in Alsace, in the south western part of Germany and South-Tyrol. More than 10 kilograms of fruit are needed to produce one litre spirit of this fruit-spirit made from fermented fruit spirits, which opens the typical aroma of the totally ripe William's pear. Swiss products are allowed to have an addition of sugar, but not German products or any product imported into Germany, there sugar-additions are not allowed. Sometimes William's pear distillate is also available with a pear grown inside of the bottle. Minimum alcohol content: 40 %.

Windsore Supreme
The Canadian Whisky Windsor Supreme from the Windsor Distillery Ltd. In Calgary belongs to the most successful Canadian Whisky Products of the last years in the USA. Windsor Supreme is distilled from wheat of all Canadian provinces. It gets its especially smooth, but still fresh taste by blending distillates, which are totally different because of the climate differences of the Pacific and Atlantic Coasts. Alcohol content: 43 %.

Wine made from Fruit
These wines are sold under a word-combination of the fruit they are made from (for example: Apple wine, ribisel-wine).
Regulations by law:
In Austrai
Fruit wine is a drink produced from a started or completed alcoholic fermentation of the juice or mash of fresh seed-, stone- or berry fruit. According to the Austrian wine law aromatized fruit wines cider (cidre) and Fruit Sparkling Wine also belong to the category of fruit wines.
In Germany
Fruit and Berry Wines have to correspond with regulations of the wine-law. The alcohol content of dessert-similar drinks is at least 13 Vol.- % except blueberry-dessert wine is at least 12.5 Vol.- %. Table-wine-similar drinks: berry-wine (sweet or slightly bitter) at least 8 Vol.- %; Apple- and Pear Wine, nature pure, at least 5.5 Vol.- % ; Apple- and Pear wine at least 5 Vol.- %. Blending of fruit-, table-, and dessert wines amongst each other is allowed. The description either depends on the ingredients or on being "Fruit Cocktail-Table Wine" or "Fruit Cocktail Dessert Wine".
In Switzerland
Fruit wine is a completely or partly fermented, alcohol containing juice from apples or pears. The seed-fruit juice, which is fermented, can also be made from a concentrate through dilution with water. Fruit wine may be clear or muddy. ALcohol content is around 3 to 4 Vol.- % (for apples as well as for pears). Fruit wines made from berries and fruits, except apples pears and grapes, depend on special regulations.
Production
The mashed fruit stays calm for one day to make sure, that aroma-substances leave the peelings. Then the mash is pressed, the cider is fermented. Sugar and water might be added.
Types:
Depending on the basic material, following fruit wines are divided:
Made from seed-fruit, like apple and/ or pear wine (in Austria, in Germany and in Switzerland it is described as "Most" = cider). The unfermented slightly alcoholic apple cider is called "cidre" in France, "Cider" in England and in the USA, where it is consumed the most, and "spuma" in Italy. Made from stonr-fruit: for example, Marille-(Austrian Apricot) wine. Made from berry-fruit: for example, ribisel-, strawberry-, hipberry- or raspberry wine.

Wolfacher
The oldest fruit distillery of the Black Forrest is the House Haas & Bulacher in Wolfach. It was founded in 1785, its products are the most excellent Wolfach's Noble Distillates. Available are: Raspberry Spirit (40 %), Authentic Black Forrest Cherry Water with Vintage (50 %), William's Pear Distillate (40 %), Zetschgen Water (40 %), Black Forrest Plum Water with Vintage (50 %) and a Black Forrest Noble Cherry Liqueur (28 %).

Woodberry
Is another word for bilberry.

Woolmedlar
Is another word for Japanese Medlar.

Worcestersauce
It is a spice sauce originally coming from England. The indian recipe contains soyasauce, vinegar, molasses/ balm, chilli and tropical fruits and spice, dark brown colour, e.g. used in Bloddy Mary and Virgin Mary.

Wunderlich Bitter (Wonder's Bitter)
The company Rossbacher-stomache-bitter, a distillery and liqueur factory from Vienna, produces Wunderlich Bitter, which is the best sold product on the Austrian market. Since 1897, the recipe of the 32 % herbal speciality has only been handed down orally to the family members working in the production area.

Wyborowa
Wyborowa means Selection and is a known Vodka-product from Poland. It is produced from pure grain spirit distillate and is especially smooth and full. Alcohol content: 40 %.