Wine has been with civilized man from the beginning.
Whether I played marbles, whether I played football or slam anything else, I wanted to excel.
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.
I've always wanted to improve on the idea of living well, In moderation, wine is good for you - mentally, physically, and spiritually.
This is what I think is very essential... moderation can be good for you.
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.
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.
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.
My brother and I had saved $15,000 by working many years nailing fruit crates together.
My mother served me wine and water from the time I was 3 years old.
We definitely need to get the excitement back.
My wife taught me the importance of living well.
If you go back to the Greeks and Romans, they talk about all three - wine, food, and art - as a way of enhancing life.
Critics have done the wine industry a lot of good overall.