If it means how "wine appears to the eye", could that also mean how appealing, or repulsive it is? I don't know or remember what is the context in the original

If it means how "wine appears to the eye", could that also mean how appealing, or repulsive it is? I don't know or remember what is the context in the original, but for example, a sea that is so calm that it is inviting to travel, or deceptively calm, but if you travel long enough, maybe you will be lost, passing out, going mad or getting destroyed?