Fruit of the Vine: A Biblical Spirituality of Wine

Fruit of the Vine: A Biblical Spirituality of Wine is designed to help the reader grow in spirituality through reflecting on biblical vineyard stores wine making and wine as a metaphor for life. A spirituality of wine--categorized as a spirit--connects the spirit in wine to the universal spirit all share. Wine appeals to all five senses. Its bouquet can be smelled; its complexity often compared to fruit can be tasted; its shades of red designating its body can be seen as it clings to or quickly runs down the inside of a glass. One can hear the pop as the cork leaves the bottles neck and the gurgle of the wine leaving the bottle as it is poured into a glass. Wine is a major sign of transformation in the process of growth from blossom sunlight and water to grapes which are in turn broken apart integrated into a whole and fermented into alcohol. While the wine is aged it undergoes even more transformation. People are transformed when they share this already multiple-times-transformed beverage. The vineyard and all it produces can reveal the divine if a person but opens his or her eyes to see.