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

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

Wine to me is passion. It's family and friends. It's warmth of heart and generosity of spirit.

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

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 yourself, you can realize your dream.

I always knew that food and wine were vital, with my mother being Italian and a good cook.

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

I feel blessed. So many men and women search and search but never find their passion, their calling, their sense of mission that would ignite their hearts and fill their lives with meaning and joy.

In both life and work, stay flexible. Whether in a country, a company, or a family, the same holds true: Dictatorship and rigidity rarely work. Freedom and elasticity do.

Wine has been with civilized man from the beginning.

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

You must write, and read, as if your life depended on it.

A practice of giving [it] your best, means you don't just have to hope for it.

The last clear definite function of men—muscles aching to work, minds aching to create beyond the single need—this is man.

I can be one of the dominant players, maybe the dominant player, in the East.

I was born with the biggest middle finger on Earth.

What you call intelligence and what you refer to as the Creator are not different. The Creator is pure intelligence, intelligence beyond logic.

In space, no one can hear you scream.

When someone tells me not to do something, I'll do it more.

We are not important to the universe. That's the bad news.

Ghosts don't haunt us. That's not how it works. They're present among us because we won't let go of them.