Explore popular quotes and sayings by a writer Serena Sutcliffe.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
Serena Sutcliffe, Master of Wine,, is the head of Sotheby's international wine department, as well as a prominent writer on wine. She is married to fellow Master of Wine David Peppercorn. Joining the wine trade in 1971, she passed the Master of Wine examination at the first attempt and became only the second woman to hold the qualification.
Wine is a sensual pleasure. Its real value is when it splashes into the glass. It is not in the category of a Degas painting. The point is not for people to go to their cellar and stroke their bottles.
Of all wines, Champagne is the one that is the anytime drink, the panacea for all ills, the best bottle for any occasion and absolutely the only solution when there is something to celebrate.