Oxford Quote by Christopher Hitchens

I've entered the world of wine without any professional training, but a definite appetite for good bottles.

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

We shouldn't confuse the pleasure of being articulate about wine, of being able to describe the distinctive features of a wine, with the non-verbal…

— Kent Bach

“There are few pleasures which loosen the tongue as much as that of sharing wine, glass in hand.”

— Emile Peynaud

The best way to learn about wine is in the drinking

— Alexis Lichine

People are more comfortable learning about wine because now they can just Google, you know, 'Soave,' and say, 'Oh, O.K., cool.'

— Gary Vaynerchuk

To take wine into your mouth is to savor a droplet of the river of human history.

— Clifton Fadiman

There can never be any substitute for your own palate nor any better education than tasting the wine yourself.

— Robert B. Parker

He who aspires to be a serious wine drinker must drink claret.

— Samuel Johnson

Wine is not just an object of pleasure, but an object of knowledge; and the pleasure depends on the knowledge.

— Roger Scruton

Most wine knowledge does not directly enhance the pleasures to be had in drinking wine but, rather, enhances one's ability to discover such pleasures

— Kent Bach

“Never be ashamed,’ he said. ‘Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should…

— Paulo Coelho

English wine is nonsense. They are over-priced and not very good.

— Marco Pierre White