Wine Quotes by Joe Bastianich

9 Wine quotes by Joe Bastianich

Bastianich’s restaurant background informs his wine comments, and his few lines reflect that seasoned eye. Eight short observations give a quick taste of his professional palate.

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Wine pricing is an art - like painting.

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You can enjoy a $15 bottle of wine as much as you can enjoy a $100 bottle of wine.

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I think that, by comparison with $2,000 bottles of grand cru Burgundies, first-rate barolos, which sell for under $100, are undervalued ten-fold.

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The stories of wine lords who trade wine on intimidation or food critics who trade free meals for reviews those are the…

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Essentially, wines are fermented grape juice, so I'm trying to make the point that the wine world is about scores and marketing…

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My grandparents in Istria had a frasca, which is about the most basic kind of grocery/restaurant. They sold wine from their own…

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I prioritize in life. I like to work, I do TV shows, I do a lot of Iron Man training. I enjoy…

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Selling wine is all about sizing people up, and it takes a certain amount of chutzpah. The tableside bottle sell is a…

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After World War II, a lot of people moved to the cities for work and abandoned the old vineyards. Then in the…

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In Italy, food is an expression of love. It is how you show those around you that you care for them. Having a love…

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Classics can be phenomenal when done right. A simple roast chicken dish could be the best thing you ever eat.

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'Restaurant Man' is kind of the story, an unabridged story of what happened in my life, the good bad and ugly. Some people might…

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Pasta is the one food I can't live without. It's the food I eat to fuel my running.

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There are many things I'm looking forward to in 2013, both personally and professionally. Plans for new restaurants in the U.S., including Eataly Chicago,…

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I was raised in restaurants. My parents opened their first restaurant, Buonavia, in Queens when I was just 3. This business has always been…

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'MasterChef' is the search for America's culinary amateur talent, so this is a search for the best home cook in America, and it's our…

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With four-appetizer, four-entree menus, it's like, give me a break. That's not a restaurant, that's a dinner party.

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The general manager is kind of like the step into darkness when you reach the top of the league. As GM, you're responsible for…

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