“As Benjamin Franklin said, ‘Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance.’ All of the above make friends.” — Jean-Pierre Alaux Copy Share Image
“Benjamin glanced at his eager driver. “The children’s author Roald Dahl said of Romanée-Conti: ‘Sense for me this perfume! Breathe this bouquet! Taste it! Drink it! But never try to describe it. It’s impossible to give an account of such delicacy with words!” — Jean-Pierre Alaux Copy Share
“John Keats said, ‘Give me books, French wine, fruit, fine weather, and a little music played out of doors by somebody I do not… — Jean-Pierre Alaux Copy Share Image
“Restaurants always seemed to be full of bored couples who enjoyed eavesdropping.” — Jean-Pierre Alaux Copy Share Image
“At my age, I’m still not surrendering to boredom,” Brother Clément said. “I’m open to a surprise or two. Why settle for the predictable?” — Jean-Pierre Alaux Copy Share Image
“and a cup of Nepalese tea, the one his tea-loving friend Gilles Brochard had sent him.” — Jean-Pierre Alaux Copy Share Image
“The world is filled with moralizers who forget to sweep in front of their own doors.” — Jean-Pierre Alaux Copy Share Image
“he maintained that the holy spirit descended on these hills to transform the grapes into wine for the angels.” — Jean-Pierre Alaux Copy Share Image
“As Benjamin Franklin said, ‘Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance.’ All of the above make friends.” — Jean-Pierre Alaux Copy Share Image
