That's sort of how we are with normal wine. But some of us are different. I knew one person who couldn't eat mortal food for centuries, and some are affected by caffeine and some are not... we're not the most logical creatures.
You probably could get a grant! But studying the physiology of deities might be dangerous. I wonder if the New England Journal of Medicine would publish?
You know, I really inspire the wrong sort of things these days.