Dinner Quote by Samuel Johnson

“When he looked back at the menu as an old man, it brought back everything; the food, the wine, the private dining room, the…

— Anne Fadiman

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

— Emile Peynaud

Wine is meant to be with food - that's the point of it.

— Julia Child

“On the occasions where we do have to participate, to do more than nothing, it is desirable to have a glass of wine to…

— Amy Krouse Rosenthal

“He was constantly, pathologically, insanely busy. That’s how he afforded the wine.”

— Anne Fadiman

We need not be intimidated by the wine snob because we know that, in the last analysis, he is only putting on a front.…

— Alec Waugh

“The more he learned, the less he knew, and so he came to understand a fundamental truth of wine: As much as we learn…

— Eric Asimov

To the question what wine he found pleasant to drink, he replied, "That for which other people pay."

— Diogenes

Wine needs to have a context in a social gathering to fulfill its historical place in this world.

— Mike D

“But then again, wine is much more than that. Primarily, wine is pleasure. It is made up of elements including culture, hedonism, prestige, involvement,…

— Miro Popic

“...it was clear to everyone at the table who had any experience with men and alcohol—especially men who had won international literary prizes—that he…

— Ben Lerner

It is the mark of a gentleman to be moderate in the use of wine.

— Athenaeus