He would tell us that you cannot restore strength by a stimulus.

Wine may call back the vital powers in disease, but cannot reinvigorate old age.

In his maxims of health and longevity, though aware of the importance of a simple diet, Plato has omitted to dwell on the perfect rule of moderation.

His commendation of wine is probably a passing fancy, and may have arisen out of his own habits or tastes.

If so, he is not the only philosopher whose theory has been based upon his practice.
Plato's denial of wine to the young and his approval of it for their elders has some points of view which may be illustrated by the temperance controversy of our own times.