Wine to me is passion. It's family and friends. It's warmth of heart and generosity of spirit.

We want to raise the art of living well.

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

There are a lot of people with a lot of money, and I'm amazed they don't understand what a great pleasure it can be to give.

I know that wine is, above all else, a blessing, a gift of nature, a joy as pure and elemental as the soil and vines and sunshine from which it springs.

My wife taught me the importance of living well.

Inductee in the Vintner's Hall of Fame