“Wine is born, then it lives. But it never dies; in man it lives on.” —Baron Philippe de Rothschild
“We are set up as biological creatures to drink alcohol.” —Patrick McGovern, author of Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture
“We are set up as biological creatures to drink alcohol. Biology, chemistry, genetics, ancient texts, art, ethnography, and archeology all support this.” —Patrick McGovern, author of Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of… Continue reading
“Just the simple act of tasting a glass of wine is its own event.” —David Hyde Pierce, Actor
“Maybe it’s because I’m getting older, I’m finding enjoyment in things that stop time. Just the simple act of tasting a glass of wine is its own event. You’re not downing a glass of wine… Continue reading
“The simple act of opening a bottle of wine has brought more happiness to the human race than all the collective governments in the history of earth.” —Jim Harrison, American poet
“…Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes and dreams.” —Jack Handey, humorist
“Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink, I feel shame! Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes and dreams.… Continue reading
“Perhaps the nearest I come to gluttony is with wine.”—M.F.K. Fischer
“Perhaps the nearest I come to gluttony is with wine. As often as possible, when a really beautiful bottle is before me, I drink all of it I can, even when I know that I… Continue reading
“Wine represents to me sharing and good times and a celebration of life.” —Dan Aykroyd
“Wine represents to me sharing and good times and a celebration of life. It is always around happy occasions with family and friends and centered around joy. What better item to be involved in than… Continue reading
“Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance.”
“When we urgently chase the ‘stellar,’ we actually do collateral damage.”
“The great is the enemy of the good,’ the saying goes, and this is also true of wine. When we urgently chase the ‘stellar,’ we actually do collateral damage. Running after exalted wine experiences can… Continue reading
“When it’s good, Pinot Noir doesn’t knock your socks off. It slips them off—slowly.”
“The process of tasting is so hidden, so private, so internal that the impressions that result from it cannot be extracted and observed by anyone else to be compared and discussed.” —Jancis Robinson
“As I know only too well, taste is almost impossible to describe. The process of tasting is so hidden, so private, so internal that the impressions that result from it cannot be extracted and observed… Continue reading