Adam Smith on alcoholic beverages

From Wealth of Nations Book IV, Chapter III, Part II:

It deserves to be remarked too, that, if we consult experience, the cheapness of wine seems to be a cause, not of drunkenness, but of sobriety. The inhabitants of the wine countries are in general the soberest people in Europe; witness the Spaniards, the Italians, and the inhabitants of the southern provinces of France. People are seldom guilty of excess in what is their daily fare. Nobody affects the character of liberality and good fellowship, by being profuse of a liquor which is as cheap as small beer. On the contrary, in the countries which, either from excessive heat or cold, produce no grapes, and where wine consequently is dear and a rarity, drunkenness is a common vice...

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The satirical blog that came up with this isn't bad, although committed Calvinists may take offense.

By the way, I was in Geneva last year and saw a genuine Calvin food product--check it out.

My brother should appreciate this

A few days ago my brother posted a note with the same title on his blog.  Now I get to return the favor.