“Men are like a fine wine. They all start out like grapes, and it’s our job to stomp on them and keep them in the dark until they mature into something you’d like to have dinner with.”

“Wherever it is in the world, the soil is the basis of all wines.”

Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy.
—Benjamin Franklin

“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’m not hungry and drink it when I am, otherwise I never touch it – unless I am thirsty.”

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

“There are hundreds of decisions that go into making a bottle of wine and it all begins in the vineyard, with the land. One of the most basic and essential ingredients in growing a great grape is starting with healthy soils.” – Chateau Montelena

“Making good wine is a skill. Fine wine is an art.” – Robert Mondavi

“Indeed enjoying fine wine at the family table, surrounded by your loved ones and friends, was not just joy – it was one of the highest forms of the art of living.” – Robert Mondavi

“Whatever you do, pour yourself into it.”– Robert Mondavi

“My mother served me wine and water from the time I was 3 years old.” – Robert Mondavi