Port is not for
Port is not for the very young, the vain and the active. It is the comfort of age and the companion of the scholar and the philosopher Evelyn Waugh
Wine And Age
One not only drinks
One not only drinks the wine, one smells it, observes it, tastes it, sips it and-one talks about it. Edward VII
Age appears to be
Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read. Francis Bacon
Three be the things
Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne. Dorothy Parker
Life’s too short to
Life’s too short to drink bad wine or smoke poor cigars. Don Johnson
I like best the
I like best the wine drunk at the cost of others. Diogenes
To take wine into
To take wine into your mouth is to savor a droplet of the river of human history. Clifton Fadiman
A bottle of wine
A bottle of wine begs to be shared; I have never met a miserly wine lover. Clifton Fadiman
Some turn to vinegar,
Some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age. C. E. M. Joad
Wine makes daily living
Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried with fewer tensions and more tolerance. Benjamin Franklin