Wine has a wonderful way of helping with conversation, and I guarantee you will have all made friends by the end of lunch.

Most bad," the host concluded. "If you ask me, something sinister lurks in men who avoid wine, games, the company of lovely women, and dinnertime conversation. Such people are either gravely ill or secretly detest everyone around them.

When the average wine bottle on a list costs more than your dinner, when you have to decide between a bottle of wine and your kid's dentist appointment, it's a wine crime and the Wine Patrol is ready to speak out.

People still come up to me and say you're the guy who hijacked the Napa Valley Wine Train. That was 16 years ago.

The wine I make is not available for under $30. There's no way for me to make money here.

When we walk into most restaurants and are handed the wine list, we are appalled.