The civilising wonders of wine
May 5, 2026
The decline in alcohol consumption in Western societies suggests a gradual weakening of a shared civilisational inheritance.
Amid the rise of individualistic technologies and weight-loss drugs, people are drinking far less than they used to. Yet, Henry Jeffreys argues that this is no good thing. What minor gains are made from a physical health perspective will likely be undermined by the social and cultural cost of sobriety.
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