December 20, 2017 @ 1:01 pm
Big Rick Hardly Strictly Wine Blog
From a 1988 interview with Napa Valley winemaker Louis P. Martini, on what it takes to make wine: “A winemaker has got to be a bit of a farmer, a bit of a scientist, a bit of an artist and a bit of a businessman. That does keep it from getting boring.”
From a 1988 interview with Thomas Keller, on Yountville, home to his restaurant The French Laundry: “The Napa Valley is the only place in the country where the sole purpose of a visit is to eat and drink. That’s why people come here, not to go shopping and not to go to shows.”
