Julia Child Wine Quotations

As we say in the American Institute of Wine and Food, small helpings, no seconds. A little bit of everything. No snacking. And have a good time.

I had my first French meal and I never got over it. It was just marvelous. We had oysters and a lovely dry white wine. And then we had one of those lovely scalloped dishes and the lovely, creamery buttery sauce. Then we had a roast duck and I don't know what else.

Forget the cheap white wine: go to beef and gin!

Wine is meant to be with food - that's the point of it.

Food, like the people who eat it, can be stimulated by wine or spirits. And, as with people, it can also be spoiled.

Fine #‎ wine is a living liquid ... Its life comprises youth, maturity, old age, and death.

Just like becoming an expert in wine–you learn by drinking it, the best you can afford–you learn about great food by finding the best there is, whether simply or luxurious. The you savor it, analyze it, and discuss it with your companions, and you compare it with other experiences.

Wine is one of the agreeable and essential ingredients of life

A house without a cat is like a day without sunshine, a pie without fromage, a dinner without wine.

Wine is a living liquid containing no preservatives. Its life cycle comprises youth, maturity, old age, and death. When not treated with reasonable respect it will sicken and die.

Just like becoming an expert in wine, you learn by drinking it, the best you can afford.

As you get older, you shouldn't waste time drinking bad wine.

I enjoy cooking with wine, sometimes I even put it in the food I'm cooking.

I don't use the word gourmet. The word doesn't mean anything anymore. 'Gourmet' makes it sound like someone is putting sherry wine in the corn-flake casserole.