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Hopefully everyone finds a phrase or comment here that they can relate to and will make them smile.

If all be true that I do think,
There are five reasons we should drink:
Good wine - a friend - or being dry -
Or lest we should be by and by -
Or any other reason why.
Henry Aldrich 1647 - 1710
Five Reasons for Drinking

Wine improves with age. The older I get, the better I like it.

"I have often thought that the aim of port is to give you a good and durable hangover, so that during the next day you should be reminded of the splendid occasion the night before."
George Mikes

What contemptible scoundrel stole the cork from my lunch?
W. C. Fields

Consuming wine in moderation daily will help people to die young as late as possible.
Dr Philip Norrie

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, Autobiography, "Harvests of Joy"

What is better than to sit at the table at the end of the day and drink wine with friends, or substitutes for friends? James Joyce

From wine what sudden friendship springs.
John Gay, Fables

A fine meal...is a delight in itself; add a glass of wine--gleaming red or translucent greenish gold--and delectation will be doubled.
Alexis Lichine's New Encyclopedia of Wine and Spirits

Filmmaker/winemaker Francis Ford Coppola says the two professions are almost the same and that each depends on source material and takes a lot of time to perfect. The big difference: "Today's winemakers still worry about quality."

Port is not for the very young, the vain and the active. It is the comfort of age and the companion of the scholar and the philosopher.
Evelyn Waugh

"And water is on the Bishop's board and the Higher Thinker's shrine,
But I don't care where the water goes if it doesn't get into the wine."
G.K. Chesterton

"My only regret in life is that I did not drink more Champagne."
John Maynard Keynes

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.
Ernest Hemingway
Death in the Afternoon

It is well to remember that there are five reasons for drinking: the arrival of a friend; one's present or future thirst; the excellence of the wine; or any other reason.
Latin saying

Up to the age of forty eating is beneficial. After forty, drinking.
The Talmud, 200BC

When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends.
Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
Aristophanes c. 450 - 385 B.
Knights [424 B.C.], l. 92

Fill ev'ry glass, for wine inspires us,
And fires us
With courage, love and joy.
Women and wine should life employ.
Is there ought else on earth desirous?
John Gay 1685 - 1732
The Beggar's Opera [1728], act II, sc. i, air 19

I rather like bad wine . . . one gets so bored with good wine.
Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield 1804 - 1881
Sybil; or, The Two Nations [1845], bk. I, ch. 1

I'm only a beer teetotaler, not a champagne teetotaler. I don't like beer.
George Bernard Shaw 1856 - 1950
Candida [1898], act III

There are two reasons for drinking wine...when you are thirsty, to cure it; the other, when you are not thirsty, to prevent it... prevention is better than cure.
Thomas Love Peacock

"I have enjoyed great health at a great age because everyday since I can remember I have consumed a bottle of wine except when I have not felt well. Then I have consumed two bottles."
A Bishop of Seville Baron

"Wine is a living liquid containing no preservatives. Its life cycle comprises youth, maturity, old age, and death. When not treated with reasonable respect it will sicken and die." -
Julia Child

"A bottle of wine begs to be shared; I have never met a miserly wine lover."
Clifton Fadiman, N. Y. Times, 8 Mar '87

I only drink champagne when I'm happy, and when I'm sad. Sometimes I drink it when I'm alone. When I have company, I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I am not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise I never touch it - unless I'm thirsty.
Lily Bollinger's reply when asked "When do you drink champagne?

The best use of bad wine is to drive away poor relations.
French proverb

Here's to holly and ivy hanging up,
And to something wet in every cup.

Products 20 Reasons Step by Step What's New Newsletter Photo Gallery Useful Links Wine Wit & Wisdom Locations		Wine Wit & Wisdom Hopefully everyone finds a phrase or comment here that they can relate to and will make them smile. If all be true that I do think, There are five reasons we should drink: Good wine - a friend - or being dry - Or lest we should be by and by - Or any other reason why. Henry Aldrich 1647 - 1710 Five Reasons for Drinking Wine improves with age. The older I get, the better I like it. "I have often thought that the aim of port is to give you a good and durable hangover, so that during the next day you should be reminded of the splendid occasion the night before." George Mikes What contemptible scoundrel stole the cork from my lunch? W. C. Fields Consuming wine in moderation daily will help people to die young as late as possible. Dr Philip Norrie 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, Autobiography, "Harvests of Joy" What is better than to sit at the table at the end of the day and drink wine with friends, or substitutes for friends? James Joyce From wine what sudden friendship springs. John Gay, Fables A fine meal...is a delight in itself; add a glass of wine--gleaming red or translucent greenish gold--and delectation will be doubled. Alexis Lichine's New Encyclopedia of Wine and Spirits Filmmaker/winemaker Francis Ford Coppola says the two professions are almost the same and that each depends on source material and takes a lot of time to perfect. The big difference: "Today's winemakers still worry about quality." Port is not for the very young, the vain and the active. It is the comfort of age and the companion of the scholar and the philosopher. Evelyn Waugh "And water is on the Bishop's board and the Higher Thinker's shrine, But I don't care where the water goes if it doesn't get into the wine." G.K. Chesterton "My only regret in life is that I did not drink more Champagne." John Maynard Keynes 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. Ernest Hemingway Death in the Afternoon It is well to remember that there are five reasons for drinking: the arrival of a friend; one's present or future thirst; the excellence of the wine; or any other reason. Latin saying Up to the age of forty eating is beneficial. After forty, drinking. The Talmud, 200BC When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. Aristophanes c. 450 - 385 B. Knights [424 B.C.], l. 92 Fill ev'ry glass, for wine inspires us, And fires us With courage, love and joy. Women and wine should life employ. Is there ought else on earth desirous? John Gay 1685 - 1732 The Beggar's Opera [1728], act II, sc. i, air 19 I rather like bad wine . . . one gets so bored with good wine. Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield 1804 - 1881 Sybil; or, The Two Nations [1845], bk. I, ch. 1 I'm only a beer teetotaler, not a champagne teetotaler. I don't like beer. George Bernard Shaw 1856 - 1950 Candida [1898], act III There are two reasons for drinking wine...when you are thirsty, to cure it; the other, when you are not thirsty, to prevent it... prevention is better than cure. Thomas Love Peacock "I have enjoyed great health at a great age because everyday since I can remember I have consumed a bottle of wine except when I have not felt well. Then I have consumed two bottles." A Bishop of Seville Baron "Wine is a living liquid containing no preservatives. Its life cycle comprises youth, maturity, old age, and death. When not treated with reasonable respect it will sicken and die." - Julia Child "A bottle of wine begs to be shared; I have never met a miserly wine lover." Clifton Fadiman, N. Y. Times, 8 Mar '87 I only drink champagne when I'm happy, and when I'm sad. Sometimes I drink it when I'm alone. When I have company, I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I am not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise I never touch it - unless I'm thirsty. Lily Bollinger's reply when asked "When do you drink champagne? The best use of bad wine is to drive away poor relations. French proverb Here's to holly and ivy hanging up, And to something wet in every cup.
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