If you go back to the Greeks and Romans, they talk about all three - wine, food, and art - as a way of enhancing life.
Wine has been with civilized man from the beginning.
We want to raise the art of living well.
I want to make wines that harmonize with food - wines that almost hug your tongue with gentleness.
There are a lot of people with a lot of money, and I'm amazed they don't understand what a great pleasure it can be to give.
It is giving me a great satisfaction, because I had the notion that we could make great wines equal to the greatest wines in the world, and everybody said it was impossible.
My brother and I had saved $15,000 by working many years nailing fruit crates together.
Ever since I was a child, I wanted to excel in everything.
We definitely need to get the excitement back.
How beautiful it is to excel, and the goodness of giving from your heart.
Even more importantly, it's wine, food and the arts. Incorporating those three enhances the quality of life.
My mother served me wine and water from the time I was 3 years old.
I always knew that food and wine were vital, with my mother being Italian and a good cook.
Also, many consumers consider a critic to be like God Almighty.
As I traveled the world over, I traveled everywhere, and I learned so much.
Critics have done the wine industry a lot of good overall.
I always knew the importance of it, since I was three or four years old my mother used to feed me wine and water. I grew up with wine as liquid food.
I say to consumers: instead of relying totally on critics, drink what you like and like what you drink.
I've always wanted to improve on the idea of living well, In moderation, wine is good for you - mentally, physically, and spiritually.
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.
