Wines Quotes

84 quotes by 72 authors

Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably. — Bertolt Brecht
Don't let anyone tell you what you ought to like... Some wines that some experts think are absolutely exquisite don't appeal to me at all. — John Cleese
My brother Julio and I worked to improve the quality of wines from California and to put fine wine on American dinner tables at a… — Ernest Gallo
I think it is a great error to consider a heavy tax on wines as a tax on luxury. On the contrary, it is a… — Thomas Jefferson
From a wine critic's perspective, there are far too many innocuous, over-oaked, over-acidified, or over-cropped wines emerging from California. While those sins would not be… — Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Champagne... the wine of kings, the king of wines — Guy de Maupassant
The secret formula of the saints: When I am in the cellar of affliction, I look for the Lord's choicest wines. — Samuel Rutherford
Anyone who tries to make you believe that he knows all about wines is obviously a fake. — Leon Adams
I am against Prohibition because it has set the cause of temperence back twenty years; because it has substituted an ineffective campaign of force for… — William Randolph Hearst
I like sweet wines. My idea has always been that when you're young, you like sweet wines; and then you get sophisticated, and you drink… — Sally Jessy Raphael
Clearly, the pleasures wines afford are transitory - but so are those of the ballet, or of a musical performance. Wine is inspiring and adds… — Napoleon Bonaparte
There are many wines that taste great, but do not drink well — Michael Broadbent
What makes these special Beaujolais attractive is the same thing that has always made Beaujolais attractive: the price. Given the insane prices of so many… — Frank J. Prial
Of the sparkling wines, the most famous is Perth Pink. This is a bottle with a message in, and the message is "beware". This is… — Eric Idle
To claim that wines should not be changed is a heresy; the palate becomes saturated and after the third glass the best of wines arouses… — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
French wines may be said but to pickle meat in the stomach, but this is the wine that digests, and doth not only breed good… — James Howell
When [wines] were good they pleased my sense, cheered my spirits, improved my moral and intellectual powers, besides enabling me to confer the same benefits… — George Saintsbury
We could in the United States make as great a variety of wines as are made in Europe, not exactly of the same kinds, but… — Thomas Jefferson
If Claret is the king of natural wines, Burgundy is the queen. — Moliere
The Germans are exceedingly fond of Rhine wines; they are put up in tall, slender bottles, and are considered a pleasant beverage. One tells them… — Mark Twain

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