“God makes wine; only the ungrateful or the purblind can fail to see that sugar in the grape and yeast on the skins is a divine idea, not a human one”

“We could in the U.S make as great a variety of wines as are made in Europe, not exactly the same kind, but doubtless as good”

“Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance.”

“The depth of experience fine wine can bring to a dinner, particularly a bottle that has been through the past 100 years, makes you take stock of your own life.” - Neil De Grasse Tyson, Wine Collector”