My personal philosophy is, you can be sure of nothing.
Part of life is to live it, and enjoy it, and seize the moments that you find particularly pleasing.
I'm an anti-industrial kind of guy.
The finest glasses for both technical and hedonistic purposes are those made by Riedel. The effect of these glasses on fine wine is profound. I cannot emphasize enough what a difference they make.
Fettuccine Alfredo is dangerous for your health.
From a wine critic's perspective, there are far too many innocuous, over-oaked, over-acidified, or over-cropped wines emerging from California. While those sins would not be a problem if the wines sold for under $20, many are in fact $75-$150. That's appalling.