Apollonia Kotero Quotes

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

Growing up, my dad drank a lot of wine, so I got a taste for, and learned how to enjoy it. He spoke a lot about flavors and differences in tastes of wine. Also, our manager, Rick Sales, is a big wine drinker; he goes to a lot of wine-tasting classes, and he's taught me about the qualities of wine.

The way people connected with wine intrigued me and I wanted to be a part of it.

My glass of wine and I are besties.

Good wine is a necessity of life for me.

Good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well used.

I think wine is such a big universe that it's kind of like food - it's intimidating to a lot of people, myself included.

I'm not a wine connoisseur, but I do like a glass or two at night.

I don't do anything by halves and wine is an expensive passion.

Wine loved I deeply, dice dearly.

Wine is not just an object of pleasure, but an object of knowledge; and the pleasure depends on the knowledge.

I'm a firm believer of wine.

I can certainly see that you know your wine. Most of the guests who stay here wouldn't know the difference between Bordeaux and Claret.

I do really enjoy Jay McInerney's wine writing. He's a good writer. He brings his fiction-writing skillset. He's not afraid to put wine in kind of a racy context and speak very candidly about it.

What I like to drink most is wine that belongs to others.

I'm a bit of a wine snob and like a glass of Chateaux Margaux '82 with a meal or to unwind.

Christopher Plummer once told me that he never orders a wine without first confirming that the restaurant has a second bottle in case he loves it.

Well, you know, when you go into a restaurant, one of the scariest things is the wine list, so whenever I'm really feeling intimidated, I'll just pick a wine type, like a Chianti or Brunello or a Burgundy, and I'll pick a year that's missing and ask for that one.

I didn't even like white wine. Then I tasted it and bought a case. It was the first case of any wine I'd ever bought.

As I get older, my appreciation for wine has just increased. I fell in love with wine through my travels, but knowing what the wine country is all about definitely makes it my own.

The wine world is so big. Yes, there are styles of wines I don't like. Orange wine, natural wines and low-alcohol wines. Truth is on my side, and history will prove I am right.

People are more comfortable learning about wine because now they can just Google, you know, 'Soave,' and say, 'Oh, O.K., cool.'

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

Burgess Meredith taught me a lot about wine.

I love Far Niente, Cakebread Chardonnay, and I love Opus One!