“I love everything that is old; old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines.” Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield (Irish poet, playwright, novelist, no fame for sunglass development)
Tag: WineWednesday
Wine Wednesday: Oct. 28, 2015
“I do like my wine.” — Christine McVie (singer, songwriter, elbow-rubber)
Wine Wednesday: Oct. 21, 2015
“Relish love in our old age! Aged love is like aged wine; it becomes more satisfying, more refreshing, more valuable, more appreciated and more intoxicating!” — Leo Buscaglia (author, speaker, enthusiastic teacher of love)
Wine Wednesday: Oct. 14, 2015
“O noble rot! A worthy rot! Fungus is the only wear.” –As You Drink It (horribly parodied from William Shakespeare’s As You Like It: Act 2, Scene 7)
Wine Wednesday: Oct. 7, 2015
“You should come taste with us. You can give tips on how to get tipsy.” -Linda Belcher of Bob’s Burgers “Season 4 Episode 15” (wife, mother, wine guzzler)
Wine Wednesday: Sept. 30, 2015
“Enjoying your wine collection isn’t always about acquiring more wine, but rather knowing more about what you’ve acquired.” –Warren Porter (master of cellarage)
Wine Wednesday: Sept. 23, 2015
“The juice of the grape is the liquid quintessence of concentrated sunbeams.” — Thomas Love Peacock (author, poet, no relation to Jennifer Love Hewitt)
Wine Wednesday: Sept. 16, 2015
“Bobby, quit being a pinot grouchio!” — Linda Belcher, Bob’s Burgers Season 4 Episode 15 (wife, mother, genuine optimist)
Wine Wednesday: Sept. 9, 2015
“Good days are to be gathered like grapes, to be trodden and bottled into wine and kept for age to sip at ease beside the fire.” –Freya Stark (explorer, travel writer, nomad)
Wine Wednesday: Sept. 2, 2015
“The first time I had sat down to a meal I had grown on my own, along with a bottle of wine that we had made, I burst into tears. To be in touch and be in tune with that is an extraordinary gift.” — Emilio Estevez (actor, director, producer, and Brat Pack member) *Our 2013 Syrah was…
Wine Wednesday: Aug. 27, 2015
“Wine to me is passion. It’s family and friends. It’s warmth of heart and generosity of spirit. Wine is art. It’s culture. It’s the essence of civilization and the art of living.” –Robert Mondavi (winemaker, philanthropist, torchbearer)
Wine Wednesday: Aug. 5, 2015
“There comes a time in every woman’s life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.” –Bette Davis (actor, author, did it the hard way)