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1 " For at the end of the day, what matters is never the wine, it's always the moment; it's always the people. "
― Olivier Magny , Into Wine: An Invitation to Pleasure
2 " I love these words that just can't be translated from language to language. They seem dignified, grounded, battling against the imperialism of reality. "
― Olivier Magny
3 " We need to get acquainted with mediocrity to notice greatness. "
4 " Studying wine taught me that there was a very big difference between soil and dirt: dirt is to soul what zombies are to humans. Soil is full of life, while dirt is devoid of it. "
5 " Most people whom you may view as wine experts are usually just good at one thing: winemakers are good at making wine, sommeliers at talking about it, and wine journalists at drinking it for free. "
6 " Just like literature, wine takes time to learn. Before having access to the emotion of a stunning poem or to the vigor of a captivating novel, we all had to go through a long initiation. First, we need to learn the alphabet, the sound of each letter. In wine, that would be learning about the grapes and their characteristics. Then, once we master our letters, we need to learn the arrangements of letters, the pronunciation, the grammar, the structure of sentences. Now we can read. In wine, that would be the stage when we start noticing differences between two reds. You no longer drink wine: you start drinking this wine. "
7 " When it comes to picking wine and cutting through the marketing smokes, bottom line is: two things really matter. First is how the grapes were farmed, and second is whether or not you like it. The rest is vastly BS. "
8 " Without patience and interest, one will only have access to immediate pleasures—which are good, but much lower in quality than the pleasures gained over time. "
9 " I’m dedicated to the gospel of the good things in life. Simply because I deeply believe that the most simple of pleasures—good food, good wine, good friends—are the only ones that can genuinely sustain us, both as individuals and as a society. "
