In Wine There Is Health (in Vino

Honey Comes Out Of The Air At Early Dawn The Leaves Of Trees Are Found Bedewed With Honey. Whether This Is The Perspiration Of The Sky Or A Sort Of Saliva Of The Stars, Or The Moisture Of The Air Purging Itself, Nevertheless It Brings With It The Great Pleasure Of Its Heavenly Nature. It Is Always Of The Best Quality When It Is Stored In The Best Flowers.

There Is In Them A Softer Fire Than The Ruby, There Is The Brilliant Purple Of The Amethyst, And The Sea Green Of The Emerald - All Shining Together In Incredible Union. Some By Their Splendor Rival The Colors Of The Painters, Others The Flame Of Burning Sulphur Or Of Fire Quickened By Oil.

When A Building Is About To Fall Down, All The Mice Desert It.

Wine Refreshes The Stomach, Sharpens The Appetite, Blunts Care And Sadness, And Conduces To Slumber.

The Best Kind Of Wine Is That Which Is Most Pleasant To Him Who Drinks It.