The second Sacrament, which Jesus showed us, was Marriage. At the wedding feast in Cana, Jesus blessed Marriage in a special way by His first Miracle. When He turned water into wine He let it be known that He was full of God's authority and that He shared in God's glory. Wine is made from fermented fruit juice. Most wine is made from grapes.
White wine come from green grapes while red wine comes from red or black grapes.
In Jesus' time most people drank wine as part of their daily diet. Wine was always used during religious ceremonies. During the Middle Ages grapevines were commonly found in Ireland and England. With changes in our climate grapes are no longer common and wine made from Irish grapes is rare. Farrell is on call this week, tel.