Buzz Quote by Natalie MacLean

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 is nothing like wine for conjuring up feelings of contentment and goodwill. It is less of a drink than an experience, an evocation,…

— Thomas Conklin

The goal in tasting wine is not to "find" the same aromas and flavors some other taster is describing. If you hone your own…

— Marvin Shanken

Although wine when it is read somewhat lacks the savour of wine when it is drunk, wine remains a very pleasant thing both to…

— William Blake

While wine may be only a drink, it is also one of the most complex sensory pleasures we enjoy. It is as cerebral as…

— Natalie MacLean

Wine is similar to music in that it's a purely experiential realm, and it's a purely subjective practice. That's sort of the funny thing…

— Mike D

You do not need to be an expert, or even particularly interested in wine, in order to enjoy drinking it. But tasting is not…

— Michael Broadbent

Yes, expertise puts on in position to have further, cognitive pleasures, but these pleasures are distinct from the sensory pleasure of tasting wines

— Kent Bach

One thing I don't think that we have enough of in wine writing is the use of cause and effect. Whatever wine tastes like,…

— Gerald Asher

Wine is not only a drinking: it is sniffing, observing, tasting, or sipping at and... talking about

— Edward VII

Wine is something to enjoy. We get sick and tired of people who pick it apart and talk about its 'saucy nuances.'

— Pat Paulsen

The flavor of wine is like delicate poetry.

— Louis Pasteur