You Can Thank Us for the Grape Juice

I came across this anecdote about the Methodist Roots of Welch's® Grape Juice in Will Willimon's Why I Am a United Methodist:

When nineteenth-century Methodists became concerned about the evils of beverage alcohol, the use of wine at Holy Communion was questioned. A Methodist in New York named Welch provided the solution by pasteurizing and bottling his "Methodist Unfermented Communion Wine."

So, if you were wondering why United Methodists don't use real wine for Communion, that's why.