5/7/2023 0 Comments Iain gately drinkIn the 2004 presidential contest, conservatives sneered at Kerry voters as, among other things, "Chardonnay-drinking liberals." When France criticized the Bush administration at the beginning of the Iraq war, barkeeps across America poured their stocks of French wine down the drain. Remember Hillary Clinton in the Midwest during the primary season, knocking back brewskis and shots in the hope that those "hard-working white voters" would support her? The personal is political - even if it's personal taste in drink. Not that the campaign and alcohol are unrelated. If nothing else, Drink will supply you with ready cocktail party conversation for when you get sick of talking about the election. Iain Gately's rich, full-bodied new book, Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol, honors all tastes as it ambles through several millennia, celebrating our planet's vast array of fermentable substances and the human drive to get a little buzz on. Let's not forget that the first miracle Jesus performs in the Bible is turning water into wine at Cana. Besides, it has also been scientifically shown that moderate intake of red wine has considerable health benefits.
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