Trivia: Where would you find this quote?

"It is said that a toast is made to complete the cycle of the five senses
Sight, smell, taste, touch and the sound of wine glasses"

Have a go, even if you don't know.

Oh what the heck, how about the Bible?

Um, that wasn't my source.

A wine educator or scholar?

Salute

Alexis Lichine? Frank Schoonmaker? Jancis Robinson? Hugh Johnson?

Thanks Victor and Steve,
Steve, not sure if any of those people said this first, but not my source.
Cheers,
Sue
PS who is Fran Schoo......

[David M. Bueker]

Schoonmaker wrote an authoritative book on wine a long time ago (in a galaxy far, far away).

Schoonmaker wrote the definitive wine reference book last published around 1974. But the idea was carried on by Sharon and Ron Herbst with their Wine Lovers Companion and it is (IMO) the "if-you-can-have-only-one" wine book it's the best. Even has pronunciation and is my "go-to" reference. I think she died a few years ago. She also wrote the Food Lover's Companion that is also a good resource.

Thanks Victor and Steve,
Steve, not sure if any of those people said this first, but not my source.
Cheers,
Sue
PS who is Fran Schoo......

Schoonmaker was an importer back in the 50's, wrote The Encyclopedia of Wine, long time ago, Sue, before you were even a wee bairn...

I'm going to guess Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) or Benjamin Franklin.

I'm going to guess Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) or Benjamin Franklin.

I don't know if they made the original quote, but not my source.

[David M. Bueker]

Brillat-Savarin?

I have no idea.

Has to be an American, so I'll guess James Beard.

Did it come before or after the 5 S’s wine tasting quote (See, Swirl, Smell, Savor, and Spit or Swallow)?

Salute

Hoke Harden, after one too many glasses of Vitovska.

Mark Lipton

All good attempts, but no ... and Rogov, my source was not American but closer to you than I.

Winston Churchill?
Charles de Gaulle?

All good attempts, but no ... and Rogov, my source was not American but closer to you than I.

Now I'm really stumped! I was going to guess Rogov...next best guess was Robin, but you've squashed those, Sue. Are we narrowing it down to a European?

Julia, it came from a European source. I'm not sure who first said this quote, and where I saw it there was no attribute to anyone. So the question still remains, where would you find it? Think vinously.

back label of a bottle, but which one? A Champagne? Thought they seldom refer to their product as wine!

On a box of Riedel stemware?

well, we are heading more in the right direction now, but no, and no.

Tom Stevenson?

JC, see answer to Julia above (about four posts back). My source is not a person.
Cheers,
Sue