Grape Goddess Mugs

'I don't care how great the '61 Lafite is, Paul. You opened it in '97.'

The Vineyard

'Well, now that I know he's the owner's son, yes, he's the best damned wine steward I've ever seen.'

'This is one of our most recent vintages!'

'Plastic corks, then screw caps; when they come out with a flip-n-sip Chateau Petrus I'm hanging up my tastevin.'

'You wanted to be a wine maker in the worst way, Paul - and you've succeeded.'

Labor Day Flowers

'Which wine list would you like, Sir - Classics or Plonk?'

"Is Pinot Noir where you want to be?"

'So much for your theory that mixing two 50-point-rated wines equals one rated 100.'

Wine Tasting and Wine Guzzling

"Hmmm ... perhaps a pinot noir less spilly?"

"In our house the four major food groups are Bordeaux, Merlot, Chardonnay and Champagne."

'Ok. Now I'm sexy.'

'I've written six books on wine; owned my own winery and taught a wine class for two years. My next goal is to taste some.'

I'm getting an ample full taste... I'm getting whimsical... I'm getting 'red'

"Plus $600 for delivery."

'We outsource our grape juice, marketing, bottling and distribution, and yet he's supposed to give a speech tonight on winemaking - bosses,outsources,outbetter show him what a grape looks like.'

Red Wine

The Deer of Spring.

"I've tried that one; it's a blend of 74 different red grapes - including two of the plastic decorative type."

"When a wine rates over ninety, this is not alcoholism."

"I've joined a wine-lovers club. . . so far there are only three members."

Cover Design for the Savoy (No. 4)

"Look at this terrible mess! Let's all roll up our sleeves and clean it up!"

"Wine is plant-based food."

'You know, this is the 2nd bottle of this I've opened, and I still have no idea what it tastes like.'

Stand back - while I whip something up

"No, go ahead. I enjoy good gossipy hearsay."

Why Rome Fell:'Peel you a grape? Don't you know that the skin is where all the vitamins are?'

"Grapes are my favorite fruit too."

Wine: New and Old.