* Said Clifton Fadiman: "To take wine into our mouths is to savor a droplet of the river of human history."

     Says our editor: So why didn't they serve wine in history class?

     * Said Maurice Healy: "I took one sip; I closed my eyes, and every beautiful thing that I had ever known crowded into my memory."

     Says our editor: Same things happens to me. I take a sip of Pinot Noir, and suddenly I see an image of Heather Locklear.

     * To quote a Spanish proverb: "Good wine ruins the purse; bad wine ruins the stomach."

     Says our editor: Hey, money isn't everything.