National Wine Day is celebrated annually on May 25 to honor the ancient drink and the growing number of wineries across the U.S. The U.S. tops the list of countries that consume the largest amount of wine.

California leads U.S. wine production and is home to over 4,000 wineries.

Celebrate this day with your loved ones and uncork your favorite bottles of wine. Here are some quotes about wine from goodreads.com to share on this day.

1. "One should always be drunk. That's all that matters...But with what? With wine, with poetry, or with virtue, as you chose. But get drunk." – Charles Baudelaire

2. "Give me books, French wine, fruit, fine weather and a little music played out of doors by somebody I do not know." – John Keats

3. "Either give me more wine or leave me alone." – Rumi

4. "Wine is one of the most civilized things in the world and one of the most natural things of the world that has been brought to the greatest perfection, and it offers a greater range for enjoyment and appreciation than, possibly, any other purely sensory thing." – Ernest Hemingway

5. "Beer is made by men, wine by God." – Martin Luther

6. "Age appears best in four things: old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust and old authors to read." – Francis Bacon

7. "I like on the table, when we're speaking, the light of a bottle of intelligent wine." – Pablo Neruda

8. "Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle." – Paulo Coelho, "Brida"

9. "Great wine works wonders and is itself one." – Edward Steinberg, Making of a Great Wine

10. "There must be always wine and fellowship or we are truly lost." – Ann Fairbairn

11. "Wine is like many of the fine experiences in life which take time and experience to extract their full pleasure and meaning." – Douglas Preston, "Crimson Shore"

12. "You were like fine wine, but cheap wine gets you drunk faster." – Dominic Riccitello

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