Sometimes, in the Word, wine is referred to in a good sense, and other times, in a bad one. When the Bible refers to the wine of fornication, Revelation 14:8, or the wine of whoredom, or the wine of sexual immorality, it means truths from the Word that are adulterated. (Arcana Coelestia 1072[4])

What is the adulteration of truth? It happens when real truths are denied, and man-made dogmas are substituted that lead people away from the Word and away from real repentance and reformation.

This gives power to priests, or - perhaps more often in these days - the so-called thought leaders of a culture - who devise external formulas to excuse evildoers, or corrupt truths. This makes the person’s destiny dependent on other men rather than on the relationship between themselves and the Lord.

(Odkazy: Apocalypse Explained 1045)