Well, dinner would have been splendid... if the wine had been as cold as the soup, the beef as rare as the service, the brandy as old as the fish, and the maid as willing as the Duchess.
Remember gentleman, it's not just France we're fighting for, it's Champagne!
Champagne is the wine of civilization and the oil of government.
Meeting Franklin Roosevelt was like opening your first bottle of champagne; knowing him was like drinking it.
I liked wine, both red and white, and especially Champagne; and on very special occasions I could even drink a small glass of brandy.
