A constant striving for perfection in every aspect of our business.
My confidence was unlimited.
Success in life depends on who your parents were and what circumstances you grew up in.
It boils down to luck. Circumstances could have been otherwise.
My first-grade teacher told me I was the dumbest student she ever had. She did me a favour. If she told me I was very smart, I wouldn’t have tried to improve.
Campbell Soup company of the wine industry.
I know Texans aren’t drinking table wine. If they won’t buy it, I’ll give it away to them.
Using a different brand would not be any fun. Where’s the challenge?
They’re depreciating their image. We’re increasing ours.
We could afford one tractor and there were times I drove it for 12 hours, then turned it over to Julio who drove it for another 12 hours.
You make the wine and I’ll sell it.
I look forward to [my grandchildren] coming into their winery.
More than ever. With great wines like these to drink every night, who wouldn’t?
Whatever we do has always been for the future, this being a family-owned company. We have another mountain to climb.
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