Later, at Stanford University, I thought I'd become a lawyer or businessman, but my father came to me and said he thought there was a big future in the fine-wine business.

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.

Later, at Stanford University, I thought I'd become a lawyer or businessman, but my father came to me and said he thought there was a big future in the fine-wine business.

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

Ever since I was a child, I wanted to excel in everything.

I am a great believer in research and innovation.

Also, many consumers consider a critic to be like God Almighty.