Unfortunately, verses as explicit as this one are quite rare, and so people who argue against alcohol use often say that the wine was certainly watered down, or use some such other evasion. There are several issues that must be addressed in order to determine whether it is right or wrong for Christians to drink. Perhaps the most important issue is the motive behind drinking alcohol. I do not see any problem at all with this motive behind drinking any more than I would object to drinking Coke. One common motive behind teenage drinking in the United States is peer pressure.
Teens often feel that they have to drink to be accepted by the group.
I feel that this motive is in opposition to God's commandments, particularly His commandment to stay separate from the world. There are also many people who drink solely for the purpose of getting drunk and escaping their lives. This motive is neither Biblical, nor practical, and people who drink for this reason often find themselves in ruin. This motive does not only apply to alcohol consumption either, but I feel that any way of escape, be it movies, or drugs, or sex, or alcohol, is wrong. The second issue that I feel relates to whether it is ethical to drink is the issue of drunkenness.