Do you think the sparkling red wine in proverbs could represent both alcohol and also passion?

[jennifer_bloom]

It talks about how those who are mesmerized by alcohol or passion end up with strange sites and impaired judgment and become incapable of navigating their life in a way that can protect them from danger and harm. This is the typical story of an evil woman with outer beauty who destroys a man with her lies by faking virtue. Shakespeare loved to write about that and Gone with the Wind was based on that.

[GregorSamsa]

Well, back then, wine was just a way of life, because the water could make you sick. But it tended to be weak in alcohol content. But one that is actively fermenting or becoming more alcoholic/potent has a effervescent effect and tastes "sparkling." It will get you drunk much quicker and you lose yourself vs. just staying hydrated with weak wine.

[Dargil]

I like your thinking. Can you give me a reference?

[jennifer_bloom]

Proverbs 23:31-33