oenophile Quotes

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.

The connoisseur does not drink wine but tastes its secrets

If food is the body of good living, wine is its soul.

Wine is so much more than a beverage. It's a romance, a story, a drama-all of those things that are basically putting on a show.

The real amateur of wine can only enjoy it along with friends, sharing with them the art of conversation and the art of drinking. Wine is indeed essentially a sign of civilization, a factor of sociability, friendship.

No noble man ever hated good wine.

Wine it is the milk of Venus, And the poet's horse accounted: Ply it and you all are mounted.

The love of wine is a good man's failing.