Wine is like music, ... If you're not listening, it doesn't matter what's playing on the stereo.

A wine steward's job is to know about their list. It makes no sense not to take advantage of that expertise.

A wine steward's job is to know about their list, ... It makes no sense not to take advantage of that expertise.

[For instance:] You could say one wine is like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz while another is like the mature Judy Garland, or that a big voluptuous chardonnay is like Marilyn Monroe -- round, bosomy -- you can remember that chardonnay, ... If you say a wine is snappy and lively, like Robin Williams, that's very different than the Anthony Hopkins of wine -- urbane, sophisticated, measured, considered.

While Richard was listening to music in the basement, I was out playing baseball and football, and playing with my machine gun! I was very tomboyish, quite a character, I hear!

If you're just looking for a group of easy wines to drink (in the) summer, should you pay $30 a bottle? Absolutely not. Never start by buying the most expensive wines.