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Philosophers, thinkers, scientists, writers, poets, painters, filmmakers, designers... Throughout the history of wine, strongly linked to the history of human beings, there are numerous times we find WINE as a source of inspiration. Also check out our 10 Funniest Wine Quotes & 10 Inspirational Wine Quotes! 1. "Language is wine upon the lips" - Virginia Wolf. 2. "Where there is no wine there is no love" - Euripides. 3. "In wine there's truth" - Pliny the Elder. 4. "Wine is the only art work you can drink" - Luis Fernando Olaverri. 5. "In victory you deserve Champagne. In defeat, you need it" - Napoleon Bonaparte. 6. "Wine is sunlight, held together by water" - Galileo Galilei. 7. "A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world" - Louis Pasteur. 8. "Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence" - Ropert Fripp. 9. "God made only water, but man made wine" - Victor Hugo. 10. "He who knows how to taste does not drink wine but savours secrets" - Salvador Dalì.
“In victory, you deserve Champagne.
best online store for wine in indiaIn defeat you need it.”
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good wine but cheap ― Martin Luther, circa 1500s “Wine improves with age. The older I get, the better I like it.” “I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.” ― W.C. Fields, circa 1930’s “It takes a lot of good beer to make great wine” ― Brian O’Donnell, Winemaker of Belle Pente, 2013 “Champagne is appropriate for breakfast, lunch or dinner.” ― Madeline Puckette, 2010 “Either give me more wine or leave me alone.” ― Rumi, circa 1200’s “The discovery of a wine is of greater moment than the discovery of a constellation.
The universe is too full of stars.” ― Benjamin Franklin, circa 1700s “What wine goes with Captain Crunch?” “Life is too short to drink bad wine.” “She gets to keep the chalet and the Rolls, I want the Montrachet.” ― Forbes Magazine, May 6, 1996 “My only regret in life is that I didn’t drink enough Champagne.” “Give me wine to wash me clean of the weather-stains of cares” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson I can certainly see that you know your wine. Most of the guests who stay here wouldn’t know the difference between Bordeaux and Claret. ― Basil Fawlty, “Fawlty Towers” “Nothing makes the future look so rosy as to contemplate it through a glass of Chambertin.” “Age is just a number. It’s totally irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine.” “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.”
“Men are like wine – some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.” ― Pope John XXIII “Penicillin cures, but wine makes people happy.” “A gourmet meal without a glass of wine just seems tragic to me somehow.” “We all need something to help us unwind at the end of the day. You might have a glass of wine, or a joint, or a big delicious blob of heroin to silence your silly brainbox of its witterings but there has to be some form of punctuation, or life just seems utterly relentless.” ― Russell Brand, My Booky Wook “Wine is the most healthful and most hygienic of beverages.” “One should always be drunk. That’s all that matters…With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you chose. ― Charles Baudelaire, circa 1850s “Anyone who tries to make you believe that he knows all about wines is obviously a fake.” ― Leon Adams, The Commonsense Book of WineSince the earliest civilization’s roamed the earth, a hardy glug of wine has been a dependable precursor to some history’s most brilliant (and brilliantly dumb) utterances.
Successful lines of immortalized grape-speak have come from the most prolific drinkers of the stuff—from Thomas Jefferson to Henny Youngman, wine has inspired an array of ideas on the subject (and it even pushed Noah to “uncover” himself when drunk on the stuff, roaming the arc aimlessly). Beyond the incredibly funny Paul Masson outtakes with a drunk Orson Welles (he drank the wine way before it was time), you’ll delight in some unexpected wine-minded quotes from actors, poets, authors, and politicians. And with Labor Day celebrations around the corner, you’ll be the scholarly comedian keeping the family BBQ upbeat by unleashing a few of these quips to whomever is flipping burgers. Make sure a glass of American red, white, or bubbly is in hand so that you can punctuate each pronouncement with an indulgent sip. Scroll down to read and memorize a few of our favorite wine-related quotes.U.S. President, author of The Declaration of Independence Thoughts on the matter: “No nation is drunken where wine is cheap;
and none sober, where the dearness of wine substitutes ardent spirits as the common beverage.” Comedian, film star, cigar smoker Thoughts on the matter: “I shall drink no wine before it’s time! Thoughts on the matter: “I never taste the wine first in restaurants, I just ask the waiter to pour.” Thoughts on the matter: “Here’s the problem, when you’re stargazing on a mountain top you are partially oxygen-deprived and you’re in command of million dollars worth of hardware. So as much as I would like to sip wine under the stars, it’s contraindicated in the instructions on operating telescopes.” Thoughts on the matter: “Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance.” Thoughts on the matter: “I cook with wine; sometimes I even add it to the food.” Thoughts on the matter: “I drink sherry and wine by myself because I like it and I get the sensuous feeling of indulgence…luxury, bliss, erotic-tinged.”
Thoughts on the matter: Thoughts on the matter: “Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the most natural things of the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection, and it offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than, possibly, any other purely sensory thing.” Thoughts on the matter: “Wine is the most healthful and most hygienic of beverages.” Thoughts on the matter: “Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink, I feel shame! Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this wine, they might be out of work, and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, ‘It is better that I drink this wine and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver.” Thoughts on the matter: “[I]t is the wine that leads me on, the wild wine that sets the wisest man to sing at the top of his lungs, laugh like a fool—it drives the man to dancing… it even tempts him to blurt out stories better never told.”
Thoughts on the matter: “He looked as if he had been beaten to death with a wine bottle, but by doing it with the contents of the bottle.” Thoughts on the matter: “The funny thing is, wine is turning out to be a great investment. I couldn’t believe what happened with the value of my wine futures. I pinched myself and asked, ‘Did I just make more money on wine barrel futures than I did on the stock market?” Thoughts on the matter: “I’m sure wine snobs look at me and think, how dare you.” Poet, author, Civil Rights activist Thoughts on the matter: “Independence is a heady draught, and if you drink it in your youth, it can have the same effect on the brain as young wine does. It does not matter that its taste is not always appealing. It is addictive and with each drink you want more.” Thoughts on the matter: “Wine represents to me sharing and good times and a celebration of life. It is always around happy occasions with family and friends and centered around joy.
What better item to be involved in then something that represents all these wonderful things.” American author, kills people in pools Thoughts on the matter: “Wine gave a sort of gallantry to their own failure.” Comedian, writer, actor, banjo player Thoughts on the matter: “I would like a wine. The purpose of the wine is to get me drunk. A bad wine will get me as drunk as a good wine. I would like the good wine. And since the result is the same no matter which wine I drink, I’d like to pay the bad wine price.” Thoughts on the matter: “I like all paintings. I always look at the paintings, good or bad, in barbershops, furniture stores, provincial hotels. I’m like a drinker who needs wine. As long as it is wine, it doesn’t matter which wine.” Thoughts on the matter: “Give me a bowl of wine. I have not that alacrity of spirit Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have.” Thoughts on the matter: “A man may acquire a taste for wine or brandy, and so lose his love for water, but should we not pity him.”
Thoughts on the matter: “Doctor says to a man, ‘You’re pregnant!’ The man says, ‘How does a man get pregnant?’ The doctor says, ‘The usual way, a little wine, a little dinner….'” Philosopher, father of empiricism Thoughts on the matter: “Of all things known to mortals wine is the most powerful and effectual for exciting and inflaming the passions of mankind, being common fuel to them all.” Supermodel, former French First Lady Thoughts on the matter: (While presiding over an auction) “At 200,000 euros, I’ll deliver the wine. At 250,000 euros, my husband [former president Nicolas Sarkozy] will deliver it with me. Thoughts on the matter: “Wine can be a better teacher than ink, and banter is often better than books.” (Photo: The Sunday Times) Thoughts on the matter: “Sometimes it would be nice to just have some red wine with dinner, but it’s not worth the risk. I have a great life, a great situation. Why would I want to risk self-destructive behavior?”
Thoughts on the matter: “White wine is like electricity. Red wine looks and tastes like a liquified beefsteak.” Astronomer, father of modern science Thoughts on the matter: “Wine is sunlight, held together by water.” Thoughts on the matter: “Boys should abstain from all use of wine until their eighteenth year, for it is wrong to add fire to fire.” Thoughts on the matter: “Most of the confidence which I appear to feel, especially when influenced by noon wine, is only a pretense.” Thoughts on the matter: “Maybe it’s because I’m getting older, I’m finding enjoyment in things that stop time. Just the simple act of tasting a glass of wine is its own event. You’re not downing a glass of wine in the midst of doing something else.” (Photo: David Hyde Pierce Tumblr)Guy Who Doesn’t Drink Water Thoughts on the matter: “I like to think I’m a night person, because that’s my job, but now I’m a father of three. I’m trying to become more of a morning person.