Denise Ingrid Brickel examines the symbolic significance of pruning and grape crushing, she looks at the meaning and origin of wine in Judaism, Islam and Christianity,
and she discusses the modern-day relevancy of the
Biblical expression, ‘new wine in old wineskins.’ The connection between faith and nature is also examined.
Guests include Tom Harpur, theologian and author of The Spirituality of Wine, Chuck Cody, pastor and wine judge, Ernie Weir, Napa Valley vintner of kosher wine, Dr. Mustafa Kuko, director of the Islamic Center of Riverside, and Abbott Thomas Davis of New Clairvaux Abbey & Vineyard. |