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Wine is for sharing. What's the fun of swirling, swishing, sloshing and yakking if my friends can't join in?
JENNIFER ROSEN, Waiter, There's a Horse in My Wine
Beer is prose. Wine is poetry.
JENNIFER ROSEN, Waiter, There's a Horse in My Wine
Some eschew wine for their religion; others just don't cotton to it. A slew of Americans consider wine a fancy-schmancy treat for special occasions. They do not understand the concept of daily wine. It's as though you insisted on confetti and a swing-band at every meal.
JENNIFER ROSEN, Waiter, There's a Horse in My Wine
Wine is a living creature. You never know what lurks under that cork. Many wines go through puberty, like adorable children morphing into repulsive, sullen adolescents. Pour that Riesling you adored in December today, and instead of exuberant fruit you get attitude: "Fine, you're going to pour me. Like I care."
JENNIFER ROSEN, introduction, The Cork Jester's Guide to Wine
If Dracula would be happy there, so will your wine.
JENNIFER ROSEN, The Cork Jester's Guide to Wine
Wine lovers all speak of their First Time, a quasi-spiritual moment of awakening to wine's wonderment. After that, it's a life sentence. I've seen it happen to even the most confirmed beer sluggers.
JENNIFER ROSEN, introduction, The Cork Jester's Guide to Wine
I can't make wine simple. But I can make it fun and beautiful, instead of esoteric and intimidating. The minute you realize it's OK to stumble along like the rest of us, asking questions and paying attention to your own reactions, then you'll begin what I hope will be a lifelong love affair with wine.
JENNIFER ROSEN, introduction, The Cork Jester's Guide to Wine
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