Wine Quotes - Page 19

Let now the chimneys blaze And cups o’erflow with wine... The summer hath his joys, And winter his delights; Though love and all his pleasures are but toys, They shorten tedious nights.

I love my baby like the finest wine, I'll stick with her until the end of time.

If I had a humble spirit in my service who, when I asked for a glass of water, brought me the world's costliest wines blended in a chalice, I should dismiss him, in order to teach him that my pleasure consists, not in what I enjoy, but in having my own way.

We all need something to help us unwind at the end of the day. You might have a glass of wine, or a joint, or a big delicious blob of heroin to silence your silly brainbox of its witterings but there has to be some form of punctuation, or life just seems utterly relentless.

His life, though none too long, Was never dull: Of woman, wine and song Bill had his full.

I want to make wines that harmonize with food - wines that almost hug your tongue with gentleness.

There in wine is found the great generalization: all life is fermentation.

Truth comes out in wine.

Nothing is more useful than wine for strengthening the body and also more detrimental to our pleasure if moderation be lacking.

My wife and I really enjoy a glass of red wine. We're too old to drink cheap wine, and we don't.

Gin for executions, beer for birthdays, wine for weddings.

Here's a toast to the roast that good fellowship lends, with the sparkle of beer and wine; May its sentiment always be deeper, my friends, than the foam at the top of the stein. Then here's to the heartening wassail, wherever good fellows are found; Be its master instead of its vassal, and order the glasses around.

The Finns also have a bent for drink, even though there is no wine here whatsoever, except for illicit tavern keeping, which is harshly suppressed. But, all the way to St. Petersburg, the Finn will drink himself into forgetfulness, lose his money, horse, bridle, and return home poorer than a church rat.

Legal and illegal activities had become inextricably intertwined.

Wine and women bring misery.

The world is God's workshop; the raw materials are His; the ideals and patterns are His; our hands are "the members of Christ," our reward His recognition. Blacksmith or banker, draughtsman or doctor, painter or preacher, servant or statesman, must work as unto the Lord, not merely making a living, but devoting a life. This makes life sacramental, turning its water into wine. This is twice blessed, blessing both the worker and the work.

Love is like wine. To sip is fine, but to empty the bottle is a headache.

At sea a fellow comes out. Salt water is like wine, in that respect.

You needn't tell me that a man who doesn't love oysters and asparagus and good wines has got a soul, or a stomach either. He's simply got the instinct for being unhappy highly developed.

Come, for the House of Hope is built on sand: bring wine, for the fabric of life is as weak as the wind.

What fools we are, eh? What fools, sitting here in the sun, singing. And of love, too! I am too old for it and you are too young, and yet we waste our time singing about it. Ah, well, let's have a glass of wine, eh?

I'm not afraid to call a wine that tastes like Skittles or green peppers mixed with orange marmalade. I'll say, 'It tastes like chicken.' I mean, that's not what people think of when they think of wine, but that's what it tastes like to me and it hits home.

Drunken with what? With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you will. But be drunken.

I'm working harder than ever now, and I'm putting on my pants the same as I always have. I just get up every day and try to do a little better than the day before, and that is to run a great restaurant with great food, great wine, and great service. That's my philosophy.

I Love your lips when they're wet with wine and red with wicked desire.