"Tell me what you drink -I'll tell you who you are
By Marisa D'Vari | June 29th, 2008 | Category: News | No Comments »Wow, what an interesting quote from Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin! What's scary about it is that it's true ... at least in terms of what you order for clients and guests at restaurants. Bill Daley in the Chicago Tribute expands upon this in other quotes from wine dealers to say that people invest in wine as a measure of how they see themselves.
Would love to hear your comments about if you feel this is true or not. I know that in NYC, women spend incredible amounts of money on designer shoes that can exceed their monthly rent, as this is a barometer (to her) of her self-worth. So why not wine? Thoughts? Please use the comment feature.
"Even today, wine holds an exalted position. Jeffrey M. Davies, a Bordeaux-based wine dealer, said people invest in wine as a measure of how they see themselves, either now or in a more successful future. "Tell me what you drink, and I'll tell you who you are," he said, paraphrasing Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, the famed French gastronome.?
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