Wine had to be grapes first. Diamonds had to be rocks first. Butterflies had to be caterpillars first. Rainbows had to be storms first.
Millions of deaths would not have happened if it weren’t for the consumption of alcohol. The same can be said about millions of births.
If money could buy happiness, the rich would not drown their sorrows in expensive wine.
Let us drink wine to remember what kind of mystical beauties life offers us and to comprehend what sort of magic potions existence has!
Making wine and drinking wine is not new to African Americans and others in the Diaspora. South Africa has a three-century history in growing, harvesting and distilling grapes as wine. The entire continent of Africa has a history in wine-making. In this country, slaves cultivated the vineyards owned by Thomas Jefferson and other vintners.