My path was simple: Follow your passion. Pour in your heart and soul. Settle for nothing less than excellence. And with enough hard work and faith in….

Also, many consumers consider a critic to be like God Almighty..

Critics have done the wine industry a lot of good overall..

I've always wanted to improve on the idea of living well, In moderation, wine is good for you - mentally, physically, and spiritually..

Making good wine is a skill; making fine wine is an art..

There are a lot of people with a lot of money, and I'm amazed they don't understand what a great pleasure it can be to give..

We want to raise the art of living well..

If you go back to the Greeks and Romans, they talk about all three - wine, food, and art - as a way of enhancing life..

My mother served me wine and water from the time I was 3 years old..

Wine has been with us since the beginning of civilization. It is the temperate, civilized, sacred, romantic mealtime beverage recommended in the Bibl….

I say to consumers: instead of relying totally on critics, drink what you like and like what you drink..

I know that wine is, above all else, a blessing, a gift of nature, a joy as pure and elemental as the soil and vines and sunshine from which it sprin….

Wine to me is all about sharing..

Even more importantly, it's wine, food and the arts. Incorporating those three enhances the quality of life..

America was built on the can-do spirit and will continue to thrive on the can-do spirit..

I know of no one who has been more helpful to the industry. His teachings and consultations internationally, without doubt, improved the quality of ….

As I traveled the world over, I traveled everywhere, and I learned so much..

Wine always inspires sociability..

Whether I played marbles, whether I played football or slam anything else, I wanted to excel..

My wife taught me the importance of living well..

Inductee in the Vintner's Hall of Fame.