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.

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

This is what I think is very essential... moderation can be good for you.

My wife taught me the importance of living well.

I am a great believer in research and innovation.

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 always inspires sociability.