Who said wine is life

These small revolutions affirm the human. 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.

In fact, I can see no reason why anyone should ever go into a cellar unless there is wine involved. I raise the glass to my mouth, I look at you, I sigh. Such people are either gravely ill or secretly detest everyone around them. I like my heroes complicated and brooding, James Dean in oiled leather, leaning on a motorcycle.

You know the color. Wine is the answer. I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food!! Wine is wont to show the mind of man. By Theogenis, Greek poet 6 th century. In vino veritas In wine there is truth. By Alcaeus, Greek poet 6 th century BC. Drink wine, and you will sleep well.

Sleep, and you will not sin. Avoid sin, and you will be saved. Ergo, drink wine and be saved. I am drinking the stars. Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance.

A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine. By Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French gastronome — Wine brightens the life and thinking of anyone. By Thomas Jefferson — , American president from to With wine and hope, anything is possible. Life is too short to drink bad wine. Wine rejoices the heart of man, and joy is the mother of all virtues. By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German poet and playwright — In victory you deserve Champagne, in defeat you need it.

Wine… the intellectual part of the meal. By Alexandre Dumas, French writer — The best way to learn about wine is in the drinking. By Alexis Lichine, American wine dealer and writer — Wine makes every meal an occasion, every table more elegant, every day more civilized. By Andre Simon, French wine merchant, gourmet and wine writer — By Michael Broadbent, British wine writer — Wine is the most civilized thing in the world. That's why so many wine parables revolve around wine and truth, wine and words.

Does wine help you unwind your thoughts? Do you spill the beans after a glass or two? Or is it inspiration for a late night sonnet? Wine enough to sharpen wit, Wit enough to give zest to wine, Wisdom enough to "shut down" at the right time. By moonlight I pursed my lips and into her ear whispered, "moelleux, moelleux.

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Your Name. Your Location. Check box to agree to these submission guidelines. I am at least 16 years of age. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. When I have company, I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I am not hungry and drink it when I am.

Sleep, and you will not sin. Avoid sin, and you will be saved. Ergo, drink wine and be saved. I lift the glass to my mouth, I look at you, and sigh.