“He came of a race of drinkers who look contemptuously upon an alcoholic content of twelve percent, unaware that the fermented grape works its enchantments more subtly than the distilled spirits of grain. I do not imply that he was drunk; let us say, rather, that the Tears of Christ opened his heart.” HeartWineAlcoholDrunkGrapesSpiritsLacryma Christi Book:Laura Source: Laura