A few different theories have been put forward about wine. The first is that drinking wine is a way of escaping reality. This is what Aristotle thought, and it’s also what Plato seems to believe in Symposium. The second theory is that wine can help us to access truths that we wouldn’t be able to access otherwise. This is what David Hume thought, and it’s also what Plato seems to believe in Symposium. The third theory is that wine is a way of bonding with other people. This is what Horace thought, and it’s also what Plato seems to think in Symposium.