I hadn't tried wine before so I said yes, as it really did seem to be very revered substance. It was a mild night so Isobel poured me a glass and we sat outside in the garden. Newton decided to stay indoors. I looked at the transparent yellow fluid in the glass. I tasted it and tasted fermentation. In other words I tasted life on Earth. For everything that lives here ferments, ages, becomes diseased. But as things made their decline from ripeness they could taste wonderful, I realised.
The Humans, P202
Matt Haig
ISBN 978-0-85786-876-3
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