Fields Quote by Billy Cannon

“Autumn vineyards rolled up the hills in deep red lines behind my house.”

— Meredith Blevins

“The vine needs to suffer. Going down into this earth-fighting to survive among the stones, among the lime rock-this is what gives it its…

— Tessa Afshar

The best people, like the best wines, come from the hills.

— Edward Abbey

“The sun had already set behind the mountains, and the sky had been drained of color. The trellises of sauvignon blanc flowed down the…

— Frederick Weisel

Unlike the fast-paced world of racing, there is nothing rushed about growing grapes. They take their time lazily basking in the summer sun, and…

— Scott Pruett

“Similarly, too rich a soil makes the grain fall flat, branches break down under too heavy a load, excessive productiveness does not bring fruit…

— Seneca

Wherever wine grapes are grown, it is beautiful.

— Margrit Mondavi

“The struggle to grow makes the vine work harder, extending its roots and absorbing elements that make it produce a more interesting fruit.”

— Christie Ridgway

People pretend not to like grapes when the vines are too high for them to reach

— Marguerite de Navarre

The very best of vineyards is the cellar

— Lord Byron

The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had…

— Galileo Galilei

My goodness, everyone is planting grapes, even a neighbor with only five acres.

— Doc Severinsen