“Wine,” declared the nineteenth-century novelist Alexandre Dumas, “is the intellectual part of the meal.” — Bianca Bosker Copy Share Image
“The first restaurants advertised to Parisian passersby with the motto “I Shall Restore You.” — Bianca Bosker Copy Share Image
“When he poured a taste of Madeira for the Master Sommelier at my table, a splash of wine hit the rim of the glass.… — Bianca Bosker Copy Share Image
“Marea’s reservationists are required to Google every one of its guests,” — Bianca Bosker Copy Share Image
“rats, mice, and snakes scooped up from the vineyard can accidentally get mixed in.)” — Bianca Bosker Copy Share Image
“Hospitality is present when something happens for you. It is absent when something happens to you.” — Bianca Bosker Copy Share Image
“No wine is ever as delicious as it was when you tried it at the winery while some suave winemaker walked you through his… — Bianca Bosker Copy Share Image
