In deepest reverence, and yet without fear, let us acknowledge the longing which God himself has planted in us, and rejoice in this gift of his exceeding goodness. As the Father hath given me to have life in myself, so he that eateth me, the same also shall live by me. Bread is food. It is wholesome, nourishing food for which we never lose our appetite. Under the form of bread God becomes for us even the food of life.
Wine is drink.
To be exact, it is more than drink, more than a liquid like water that merely quenches thirst. The purpose of wine is not only to quench thirst, but also to give pleasure and satisfaction and exhilaration. Literally, how intoxicating, though not in the sense of drinking to excess. Wine possesses a sparkle, a perfume, a vigour, that expands and clears the imagination. Under the form of wine Christ gives us his divine blood.