Wine wisdom hits home

Wine wisdom comes from many places, including these shores. Some of my favorite quotes from U.S. vintners:

• “Some wine flavors are like an amoeba.  A perfect wine would be a circle, i.e. in balance.” — Warren Winiarski (left), Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars

• “Wine is food in Europe. Hardly an evening (and in some places, a daytime) meal is eaten which is not accompanied by wine.”  — John V. Seago, Pontchartrain Vineyards

• “God made cabernet sauvignon, whereas the Devil made pinot noir.” — Andre Tchelistcheff

• “It takes a lot of beer to make good wine.” — Lou Preston, Preston Vineyards, and many others