Cooking Quote by Anthony Powell

A gourmet meal without a glass of wine just seems tragic to me somehow.

— Kathy Mattea

Well, dinner would have been splendid... if the wine had been as cold as the soup, the beef as rare as the service, the…

— Anonymous

“When he looked back at the menu as an old man, it brought back everything; the food, the wine, the private dining room, the…

— Anne Fadiman

“Dinner began at five and went on until seven forty. It was a meal worthy of the age, the house, and the season. Pea…

— Winston Graham

Wine makes every meal an occasion.

— Andre Simon

“The next day Stapes staged another dinner and I made more mistakes. Commenting on the food wasn’t rude, but it was rustic. The same…

— Patrick Rothfuss

“In France, Paul explained, good cooking was regarded as a combination of national sport and high art, and wine was always served with lunch…

— Julia Child

“My favorite of all was still the place on Vermont, the French cafe, La Lyonnaise, that had given me the best onion soup on…

— Aimee Bender

“A dinner without Wine, is like a Day without Sunshine”

— Robert J. Wall

The first confrontation I had with an Aussie wine was a well-known Cabernet/Shiraz and it reminded me of boiled sweets. I find a lot…

— Chris de Burgh

Wine lead to folly, making even the wise to laugh immoderately, to dance, and to utter what had better have been kept silent.

— Homer

A fine meal...is a delight in itself; add a glass of wine-gleaming red or translucent greenish gold-and delectation will be doubled.

— Alexis Lichine