The custom, the ritual, the breaking of bread together and the toasting connect us in a community. We use wine to toast because its taste pleases our palate and compliments our food. We drink wine because it makes us feel happy. But there is a deeper psychological reason we use wine.
Wine is the oldest sacrament on Earth.
Just as grain was given to mankind by a goddess, so was wine given to us by a god and wine has always been used to ceremonially connect us to the God-given gifts of the divine. Wine symbolizes transformation. Just as grain is baked, grapes are fermented into wine. Because of the mystical act of transformation, it is only natural that great winemaking rests on a three-legged stool that supports and balances the process. Winemaking is about choices.