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The Ancient Greeks knew how to drink — we don’t
The best wine-related read on the web at the moment is this piece on the New York Times Proof blog entitled “Tipsy Hero”.
Here’s an excerpt:
The Greeks taught us plenty about philosophy, government and art. And we can learn from their drinking, too. They loved wine, yet knew that its consumption must be carefully controlled. The fermented grape was an exalted, mysterious object: the notion of “needing” to get drunk, of using alcohol to deaden the difficulties of being alive, would have seemed like the perversion of a passion enjoyed by gods and mortals alike.
… In modern times, it seems we readily migrate to the extremes, either abusing alcohol or treating it as if it doesn’t exist, without acknowledging a healthy middle ground.
Hear hear.
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