Vino Visionary Gifts

They say the artist found his muse in a bottle of Cabernet Souvingnon.

'None for me, thanks. It might improve my mood.'

Nouveau wine

'He was our head wine buyer for over 30 years, so it only seemd fitting.'

"Not sure if it's French oak, but I'm positive our wine is barrel aged."

"Umm ... not sure what notes you'll detect on your palate, but it'll get you ripped."

"Carpe vino! Seize the wine!"

Alcoholic's X-Ray

Paradise: Collection of wine

'White zinfandel? I said I wanted a bottle of wine for my birthday.'

'Mmm... the bouquet flickers around the nose like butterflies sweetly scented by the shower from a the milk of a goddesses breasts.'

'Okay, which is it; the wine you served the Stewarts 6 weeks ago, or the wine you're serving them 6 weeks from now?'

'Four years, for a wine degree, from UC Davis...for this.'

'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.'

'In the interests of full disclosure, federal law now requires me to inform you that I own shares in the winery whose product I am serving this evening.'

'It's the worst part about going from being a wine collector to a wine retailer - I just can't bear to part with any of them!'

'What goes good together?'

'The merlot is 100 merlot; the pinot noir is 100 pinot noir, and the chardonnay is 100 Swiss chard.'

"Do me next."

How we imagined A.I. in 1977. . . How it's looking today. . .

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

'I don't like to take chances.'

'Why, thank you. When they started the vineyard five generations ago, I heard they were shooting for freakin' awesome.'

'What's amazing is that I only threw one stick.'

"Attention, everyone! I'd like to introduce the newest member of our family."

Non Thought For The Day.

'These new video games are getting out of hand...'

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

'These virtual-reality goggles are great! Right now, I'm sun-bathing in Tahiti...'

Spiro & Pusho: watering the vine and the neighbour.

'Now forget that I'm your boss and the CEO. How does my new product idea, Just the Lees, taste?'

"It's this trend that leads us to believe we should supplement our oil commodities with investments in some of the Earth's rich vinegar and crouton reserves."

'I, Dom Perignon, will now uncork the very first bottle of Champagne. Of course, I'm just guessing this is the right way to do it.'

You thought YOU hated YOUR job?

The Music Lover.