This is an interesting take regarding the standing of the US in the eyes of the world. Particularly among the current leaders.
http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=293411477645900
Wine is sunlight, held together by water - Galileo Galilei
Un jour sans vin est comme un jour sans soleil - Louis Pasteur
Water separates the people of the world; wine unites them - anonymous
Wine is the most civilized thing in the world - Ernest Hemingway
Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance - Benjamin Franklin
