Who's afraid of a bottle of wine?

From: Jerusalem Post | Date: June 14, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

MICHAEL BEN-JOSEPH
Jerusalem Post
06-14-2001
Headline: Who's afraid of a bottle of wine?
Byline: MICHAEL BEN-JOSEPH
Edition; Daily
Section: Features
Page: 11

Thursday, June 14, 2001 -- Every man under his vine and his fig tree, and none shall make him afraid. (Micha 4:4)

How can an intelligent, cultured individual be scared of wine? How did we manage to invent airplanes and space ships, tiny computers and giant ships and still wind up so terribly afraid of a beverage that consists of some 88% water?

Wine is an object of dread to most Israelis, even the sophisticated ones, who are still trying to ...

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