Gary Vaynerchuk Quotes

The Loire Valley is grossly underestimated. The prices are fair, and the wines are real.

I have a glass of wine. Red. Generally when I'm cooking.

Great wine is always enhanced by great food.

When I began visiting Bordeaux in 1979, only a handful of writers were there to taste the wines in the spring (and nearly all were British).

If you talk about Cabernet and Merlot-based value between $10 and $25, I will tell you that Bordeaux is the best value in the world.

In 2002, the 2000 Engelbrecht Els wine was released in South Africa and received high ratings.

If I could drink only one wine, it would be Champagne.

I don't drink coffee. I like nice wines with dinner.

My wife and I really enjoy a glass of red wine. We're too old to drink cheap wine, and we don't.

I took a gap year myself after high school and worked on a farm near Lyon, France. I stayed with the Vallet family, picked and packed fruit, and discovered that red wine can be a breakfast drink. That led to further travel as a university student.

I prefer old-world wines like Lafite Rothschild and Margaux.

I'm really, really dumb about describing wine, but I like wine that's full-bodied and dry.

The world of wine is more creative than the world of cooking.

I'll tell you what I love. Sending back bottles of wine that aren't right in restaurants in France! Whoa! I love the French, but I do find their wine snobbery something unbearable.

A good wine has many qualities, I think. If drunk moderately, it is healthy and good for your heart.

The first wine I drank, a Chateau Haut-Brion, I was 22, it was my first glass of wine, and I discovered voluptuousness. From there, I started tasting French wines, then Spanish wines, then Italian wines.

I'm a huge fan of Cabernet and Bordeaux, and am passionate about Pinot Noir and Burgundies.

When I pair food and wine, I start with the food. If I have a beautiful roasted bird, I might choose a Cabernet or Pinot Noir, or maybe a Syrah, depending on the sauce and what is in my cellar.

I enjoy wine collecting and great food.

For everyday, we like Beaujolais, Grenache or Syrah, and we like a lot of it! It's a family tradition: We would never consider having a meal without wine.

I could probably die happy with a cheeseboard and a glass of French red wine - that's my idea of a perfect dinner.

I wouldn't say that I'm an Italian wine connoisseur. I do like red wine. I guess my favorites now are Bordeauxes. French.

You don't do oysters and red wine together. That's a no-no; you just don't do that. I love a nice white wine with oysters.

I think my level of cuisine was pretty good even before I came to France, but it's the wine here that's really improved my palette - when I have it, anyway. It's meant to be good for you, right?

I love any type of cheese, preferably on a large board with a glass of Chateauneuf-du-Pape.