Olivier Magny Quotes

#1. I love these words that just can't be translated from language to language. They seem dignified, grounded, battling against the imperialism of reality.

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#2. When it comes to picking wine and cutting through the marketing smokes, bottom line is: two things really matter. First is how the grapes were farmed, and second is whether or not you like it. The rest is vastly BS.

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#3. We need to get acquainted with mediocrity to notice greatness.

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#4. Without patience and interest, one will only have access to immediate pleasures - which are good, but much lower in quality than the pleasures gained over time.

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#5. Most people whom you may view as wine experts are usually just good at one thing: winemakers are good at making wine, sommeliers at talking about it, and wine journalists at drinking it for free.

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#6. For at the end of the day, what matters is never the wine, it's always the moment; it's always the people.

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#7. Studying wine taught me that there was a very big difference between soil and dirt: dirt is to soul what zombies are to humans. Soil is full of life, while dirt is devoid of it.

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