We have put together a selection of our favourite quotes on wine from Napoleon to Ernest Hemingway the great and the good (and the less good) have their say…
10) “In victory you deserve champagne, in defeat you need it” – Napoleon Bonaparte
9) “Beer is made by men, wine by God” – Martin Luther
8) “Either give give me more wine or leave me alone” – Rumi (Circa 1200)
7) “Men are like wine – some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age” – Pope John XXIII
6) “Age is just a number. It’s totally irrelevant, unless of course you happen to be a bottle of wine” – Joan Collins
5) “The discovery of a wine is of greater moment than the discovery of a constellation. The universe is too full of stars” – Benjamin Franklin
4) “I cook with wine, sometimes i even add it to the food” – W. C. Fields
3) “Wine is like the incarnation; it is both divine and human” – Paul Tillich
2) “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” – Paul Coehlo
1) “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
** Bonus Quote **
No quote collection is complete without Winston Churchill…
Sir Winston Churchill and Lady Astor.
“Sir, you’re drunk”
“Madam, I might be drunk but you are ugly, and in the morning I shall be sober”