总是有那么一些话值得我们记忆终生的，有的严肃认真，有的博人一笑。葡萄酒里的故事也不少，先辈们吐槽的技术，一点都不比现代人弱。
1. “In victory, you deserve Champagne. In defeat you need it.” ― Napoleon Bonaparte
“胜利当头需要香槟助兴，而失败时你更是需要它。”-拿破仑一世
2. “Remember, gentlemen, it’s not just France we are fighting for, it’s Champagne!”
“先生们，请注意我们不光是在为法国战斗，重点是香槟。”-丘吉尔
3.“Beer is made by men, wine by God.” ― Martin Luther
“啤酒是凡人酿造的，而酿造葡萄酒则是上帝。”― 马丁路德
4.“The discovery of a wine is of greater moment than the discovery of a constellation. The universe is too full of stars.” ― Benjamin Franklin
“对于葡萄酒的探索可远远比发现星座来的重要多了。宇宙中有太多星星了。”― 本杰明·富兰克林
5.”Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.” -Francis Bacon
“一个人的年岁体现在这四件重要的事情上:朽木正当燃，陈酿最当饮，老友最能信，旧书自当读。”― 弗朗西斯·培根
6.“Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the most natural things of the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection, and it offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than, possibly, any other purely sensory thing.” ― Ernest Hemingway
“酒可谓是这个世界上最有涵养的东西了，它将天然无雕饰的程度展现的淋漓尽致，几近完美。它比起世界上所有纯粹需要感官的东西都要更为令人愉悦，那种赞赏之情难以言表。”― 欧内斯特·海明威
7. “Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink, I feel shame! Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn’t drink this wine, they might be out of work, and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, ‘It is better that I drink this wine and let their dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver.” ― Jack Handey
“回味人生中喝过的酒的时候我时不时地感到无比的羞愧；特别是看了看我的酒杯再回想一下酒庄里酒农们的希望与梦想后。如果我不喝这个酒，他们可不就要失业了吗！而他们的梦想可不就要破碎了吗！所以我告诉我自己，宁可成人之美而自个儿默默担忧我的肝脏好了！― Jack Handey（美国著名幽默作家）
8.“It is the wine that leads me on, the wild wine that sets the wisest man to sing at the top of his lungs, laugh like a fool—it drives the man to dancing… it even tempts him to blurt out stories better never told.” – Homer “正是美酒让我在人生中行进；这些狂野的酒水能让任何一个明智的人不顾及自己的肺活量而一展歌喉，又能让一位体面的男士笑得跟傻瓜一样当众跳起舞来。更甚者口无遮拦地分享了一些不应该在大庭广众下叙说的小故事。” ― 荷马
9.It doesn’t matter if the glass is half empty or half full. There is clearly room for more wine.” – Anonymous “酒杯满与不满其实一点关系也没有，你总是有更多的地方去塞它的。”― 无名
10. “A man will be eloquent if you give him good wine.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson “只要给点好酒，任何人都能成为雄辩家。”― 爱默生
11. “Drink wine, not labels.” – Dr. Maynard Amerine “喝酒，别喝酒标。”― Dr. Maynard Amerine（美国加州葡萄酒专家）
12.“A meal without wine is like a day without sunshine.” – Robert Mondavi “没有美酒滋润的一天就像是没有了普照的阳光。”― 罗伯特·蒙达维
13.“High and fine literature is wine, and mine is only water”－Mark Twain “大师之作如同佳酿，而我的平淡如水”－马克·吐温
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