The wine is not only alcohol for me. It contains alcohol, no one can deny this, but it contains much more than that and it is why I do not drink beer or hard liquor. Wine is a shared drink that fills your mouth and your mind with extraordinary flavors, which makes you a bit dizzy but not sick, who will take you to some other worlds without being drunk on the floor. I'm not really proud of being French for hundreds of understandable reasons. But if I have to choose one thing to be proud of my country, then it will be the wine. All true connoisseurs deny that the best wines of the earth are the French. Of course, you have amazing wines from Australia, Chile, South Africa, Italy, Spain or even in California (I can tell you that for French, it is extremely difficult to accept they can make quality wines in the US), but there is a but . Such quality and diversity in a small territory like France is simply unique . It is also the way we treat our culinary culture with wine, which is more unique .
There are things that no one can copy, and wine, he has gone centuries of knowledge (knowledge). The fantastic white wine in the eastern part of France (Riesling, Muscat, Gewurztraminer), the Champagne (no need to explain Champagne), Burgundy (my favorite, Romanée Conti), this small region of Côte Rôtie (this work they do there!), the fruity and festive pink wine in the south (Tavel is still the best), the prestigious Bordeaux (Château Latour to talk about something fancy, just try it if you are rich and lucky!), until the center with the beautiful and simple wine from the Loire (wines of the Loire, surrounded by the most beautiful castles in the land, not a joke). Each region has its wine; almost every village has its own wine. Sometimes, some bad that we still enjoy a slice of sausage, ham and cheese (French sausage, ham and cheese) given by the proud small producer of this Tord hoses ( "Twisted hoses "English wine), sometimes a few basic ones that we enjoy in a simple restaurant, and sometimes (mostly), some fantastic and affordable that were made with great passion and love. Yes, because wine is not only alcohol, and it is what we learn in my country since very young. Basically, we learn too young our parents do not hesitate to let us taste the wine at the age of other children are begging for their first Coke. But it is also the reason why most people like the French wine properly. That does not mean they know the wine (which is a great legend, and I am a part of it), but this means that almost instinctively can be estimated if the wine is bad, average, good or extraordinary.
When we grow, we become of course a bit more curious about the taste and the wine is a fantastic base for exploring new flavors. We have hundreds of expressions to describe a meal without wine as "a meal without wine is a day without sunshine." We use this expression before meals when everyone is sober. Then the expression becomes some something much more severe that I can not even write. Because yes, without wine the food is nothing. It may seem arrogant to say that most people on earth do not drink wine with their meals. But each type of food has the perfect wine for her. It is one of the magical things about wine. He brings flavor to another level that makes your mind ready to travel the world. This sip (bite ) of liquid mixed with a nice piece of cheese ... How can I describe it? It's just something we have to experience. It's just, how can I say? I do not even know how to say. it is unique. it is my ground, it is France. it is just great.
Perhaps the most important thing about wine are memories, memories of joy, sadness, confusion and extreme happiness. But in any case, it's time to share with friends, family or beloved people. When the taste and spirit of flight come when you catch something different in the moment and this time stays etched in your life forever. strong alcohol makes you forget the evening, or even overnight. It will never happen with wine. Wine is our roots, not the French roots, the roots of the planet. How is such a nectar can come to our land? Just because the hard workers, France, Australia, Chile, South Africa, Italy, Spain and many other parts of the world, work hard, every day of their lives to grow the best grapes. We must pay tribute to all those guys all over our planet, a tribute to all those guys that make us dizzy with their nectar.
The wine is not some thing chic, but it is in Indonesia because of the price. But in my country, maybe it's the last thing that is affordable luxury for people with financial difficulties. Sometimes rich people in France have horrible words about it. Like, "How is this guy buys a bottle of wine for 3 Euros when he can not even afford to survive." I'll tell you why, because wine brings joy in difficult times, not only because of the side of vertigo, it brings you joy and flavor and flavor must be universal. Flavour is not supposed to be only for the elite. 
Finally, I would like to read two great quotes about wine famous writers.
Ernest Hemingway 1899-1961
"Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the most natural things in the world that has been taken in the greatest perfection, and it offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than possibly any other purely sensory thing. "
Louis Pasteur 1822-1895 (chemist and microbiologist French)
" wine is the most healthy more hygienic of beverages. A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the world's books "
FRENCH MAN GRUMPY 1972 -. ????
Not easy to find a quote from a grumpy French man who lives here. But I'll say "no wine, I have written this article."