Bloodwine
Bloodwine was a popular alcoholic beverage among the Klingons, best served warm. () As with many Klingon foods and beverages, it was not for the faint of heart. Bloodwine was known to be highly intoxicating, to the point that most non-Klingons were scarcely capable of tolerating it; it was twice as potent as whiskey. () The first Human known to consume the beverage was Jonathan Archer, while he awaited the verdict of his trial on Narendra III. () 

Klingon captains and generals were fond of carrying several barrels of their favorite vintages to celebrate victories. Martok and Worf considered the vintage of 2309 to be the finest. () Worf liked his bloodwine very young and very sweet. () He programmed the Enterprise-D replicators with a close version of bloodwine. () 

Bloodwine did not have bubbles. Constable Odo found this to be a pity. After he and Miles O'Brien had been drinking it for a time in the Hall of Warriors at Ty'Gokor, O'Brien admitted that he thought he was actually starting to like the stuff. Odo tended to agree, stating that "except for the taste" that "it's really not that bad". ()

Bloodwine was traditionally consumed by warriors being inducted into the Order of the Bat'leth as part of the celebration/endurance test given the night before. ()

Bloodwine was used in a symbolic gesture following the Invasion of Cardassia in 2375. While standing on the surface of Cardassia, Martok offered William Ross and Benjamin Sisko bloodwine which had been previously promised for celebration of victory. However, at that moment, Ross and Sisko reflected on the destructive nature of war, and poured their glasses of bloodwine on the ground. ()



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See also 
 Firewine
 Klingon martini
 Raktajino

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Background information 
The  described bloodwine as a variety of red Klingon wine.

Whether there is actual blood in the ingredients has never been revealed; however, the Star Trek Cookbook suggests that bloodwine is made of fermented blood and sugar.

While in later seasons, bloodwine was usually served from large kettles or smaller, silver bottles, in  it was served from a glass bottle in the shape of grapes. The same type of bottle appeared in  where it contained langour.

A blood wine bottle was among the items which were sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay. 

In 2012, Vinport produced a Klingon bloodwine made, unauthentically, from grapes.

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