What is Palm wine?
{{Infobox Beverage|name=Palm wine|image=Toddy Bottle and Glass.jpg|caption=Bottles and a glass of palm wine|type=Alcoholic beverage|manufacturer=|origin=Worldwide|introduced=|discontinued=|related=|variants=}} '''Palm wine''', is an [[alcoholic drink]] made from the [[sap]] of [[Palm tree|palm trees]] such as the [[Borassus|palmyra]], [[date palms]], and [[coconut]] palms.<ref>[http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/MEMBGNewsletter/Volume5number4/Thechileanwinepalm.html Rundel, Philip W. ''The Chilean Wine Palm''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060104073913/http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/MEMBGNewsletter/Volume5number4/Thechileanwinepalm.html|date=4 January 2006}} in the ''Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden Newsletter'', Fall 2002, Volume 5(4). Retrieved 31 August 2008</ref> It is common in various parts of [[Africa]], the [[Caribbean]], [[South America]], [[South Asia]], [[Southeast Asia]], and [[Micronesia]]. Palm wine production by [[Smallholder|smallholders]] and individual [[Farmer|farmers]] may help [[conservation]]. Palm trees may become a source of regular household income. This may be worth more than the value of [[timber]] sold.<ref>Confirel:[http://www.confirel.com/?mid=3&lang= Sugar Palm Tree – Conservation of natural heritage]. Retrieved 15 April 2012</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-30|title=Palm Wine Production|url=https://www.comundos.org/en/content/palm-wine-production|access-date=2022-07-23|website=Comundos|language=en}}</ref> == Tapping == [[File:Toddy00_crop.jpg|left|thumb|256x256px|Toddy collectors at work on ''[[Cocos nucifera]]'' palms]] [[File:Timor_palm_wine.jpg|thumb|Tapping palm sap in [[East Timor]]]] The sap is extracted and collected by a [[tapper]]. The sap is usually collected from the cut flower of the palm tree. A container is fastened to the flower [[stump]] to collect the sap. The white liquid that initially collects tends to be very sweet. It is not [[Alcoholic beverage|alcoholic]] before it is [[Fermentation|fermented]]. Another method is the [[felling]] of