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

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.

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

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.

Still I promise myself, "Next time I will do better" in the all-too-human conceit that I will always be offered a "next time.

Acting is a question of absorbing other people's personalities and adding some of your own experience.

Most leaders are trying to figure out the right strategy. The best leaders are obsessed with empowering the right people.

I didn't learn stories, I just absorbed them.

God never did make a more calm, quiet, innocent recreation than angling.

There is only one plot-things are not what they seem.

My whole thing is that I want to explore why you read books, what's the purpose of reading, and maybe that it's not that cool to hate something just because it's popular.

I think every entrepreneur in Canada owes the next generation a road map of how to do it again.

There is no paradox. There is only irony.

Washington honors the Platinum Rule above all: 'Do it unto others before they do it unto you'.