Cellars Quote by Frank J. Prial

Wine writers have been around for almost as long as there has been wine, but in the past, generally speaking, most wine writing was…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

I've yet to meet a writer who could change water into wine, and we have a tendency to treat them like that.

— Michael Tolkin

A writer is someone who writes!

— Pat Schneider

A writer should give direct certainty; explanations are so much water poured into the wine.

— Virginia Woolf

A writer is someone who has written something today

— J. A. Jance

“To find the best authors,” he boasted, “is like being able to tell good wine without the labels.”

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

If I remember correctly, a writer is someone who wants to convey information. Language or writing is a code

— Clifford Geertz

A writer is someone who has found a process that will bring about new things.

— William Stafford

There are so many impassioned winemakers. I think there are more impassioned winemakers than chefs.

— Alain Ducasse

A writer is someone who tells you one thing so someday he can tell his readers another thing: what he was thinking but declined…

— Walter Kirn

Writer's block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol.

— Steve Martin

I do really enjoy Jay McInerney's wine writing. He's a good writer. He brings his fiction-writing skillset. He's not afraid to put wine in…

— Mike D