Wine Quotes

• We are all mortal until the first kiss and the second glass of wine.

  Eduardo Galeano

  Love, Kissing, Glasses

  "The Book of Embraces" by Eduardo Galeano, translated by Cedric Belfrage, 1991.

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• Every time I open a bottle of wine, it is an amazing trip somewhere.

  Jose Andres

  Bottles Of Wine, Bottles

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• I prefer my water in wine form.

  P. C. Cast

  Water, Form

  P.C. Cast (2016). “Divine By Mistake”, p.203, Harlequin

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• his lips drink water but his heart drinks wine

  e. e. cummings

  Heart, Water, Lips

  E. E. Cummings (1996). “Tulips and Chimneys”, p.16, W. W. Norton & Company

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  Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.

  Paulo Coelho

  Life, Trying, Experience

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Sep 16, 2016

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• Wine brings to light the hidden secrets of the soul.

  Horace

  Light, Soul, Secret

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• A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.

  Louis Pasteur

  Funny, Philosophy, Drinking

  "The Mammoth Book of Zingers, Quips, and One-Liners". Book by Geoff Tibballs, 2004.

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• Drinking good wine with good food in good company is one of life's most civilized pleasures.

  Michael Broadbent

  Drinking, Vineyards, Pleasure

  Michael Broadbent (1984). “The Complete Guide to Wine Tasting and Wine Cellars”, Simon & Schuster

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  Behold the rain which descends from heaven upon our vineyards; there it enters the roots of the vines, to be changed into wine; a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy.

  Benjamin Franklin

  God, Rain, Beer

  Benjamin Franklin (1987). “Writings”, Library of America

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• Beer is made by men, wine by God.

  Martin Luther

  Drinking, Beer, Men

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• My only regret in life is that I did not drink more wine.

  Ernest Hemingway

  Regret, Food, Champagne Drinking

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• A meal without wine is like a day without sun

  Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

  Alcohol, Sun, Meals

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  Beauty is worse than wine, it intoxicates both the holder and beholder.

  Aldous Huxley

  Beauty, Hurt, Beholder

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• When a man drinks wine at dinner, he begins to be better pleased with himself.

  Plato

  Men, Dinner, Drink

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• Wine to me is passion. It's family and friends. It's warmth of heart and generosity of spirit.

  Robert Mondavi

  Passion, Heart, Generosity

  Robert Mondavi (1999). “Harvests of Joy: How the Good Life Became Great Business”, p.15, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Wine brightens the life and thinking of anyone

  Thomas Jefferson

  Thinking, Wine And Life

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• More important than the food pairing is the person with whom you drink the wine.

  Christian Moueix

  Important, Drink, Persons

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• Nothing more excellent or valuable than wine was every granted by the gods to man.

  Plato

  Men, Granted, Excellent

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• Age is just a number. It's totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.

  Joan Collins

  Funny, Birthday, Numbers

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• Life is too short to drink bad wine.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Life Is Too Short, Vineyards, Drinking Champagne

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• Good wine is a necessity of life for me.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Food, Cooking, Culinary

  "The Man from Monticello: An Intimate Life of Thomas Jefferson". Book by Thomas J. Fleming, p. 250, 1969.

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• Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.

  Plautus

  Happy Birthday, Anniversary, Wedding

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• Language is wine upon the lips.

  Virginia Woolf

  Tongue, Lips, Language

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• Wine is the most healthful and most hygienic of beverages.

  Louis Pasteur

  Food, Drinking, Health

  Etudes sur le vin Pt 1, Ch. 2, Sect. B

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• I'm like old wine. They don't bring me out very often, but I'm well preserved.

  Rose Kennedy

  Age, Aging, Wells

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