Bad grape juice, what could go wrong with that?

Question

http://www.comics.com/comics/thunder/archive/thunder-20071008.html

MONDAY Oct8, 2007. Newspaper comic: Days of Thunder, found at www.Comics.com

And human history was changed forever...

Answer 1

And that is why Mr. Welch invented the technique for keeping grape juice from going bad.  He was communion steward at his Methodist church and didn't want a bunch of drunk parishioners.  True story.

Answer 2

and so it begins....