25 Witty Wine Quotes To Break Out at Happy Hour

“Wine flies when you’re having fun.”

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Wine is more than just the glass that goes with dinner. It's what gets the conversion going at book clubs, gives any girls' night a reason to run long, and can make cooking feel like an adventure. (In fact, Ina Garten's cult-favorite pot roast starts with vino.) In the spirit of Instagram captions and text chains to come, we've rounded up the best wine quotes to share with your friends and fellow wine lovers.

These are just begging to be turned into your new cross-stitching project or embroidered onto a dish towel, and odds are you've seen more than one slapped on a pillow at HomeGoods. From funny sayings to drop onto a birthday card to famous quotes about wine from legendary drinkers—Ernest Hemingway and Elizabeth Taylor appreciated their vino—here are 25 funny wine quotes to break out at happy hour.

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Wine flies when you're having fun.

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Home is where the wine is.

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Love the wine you're with.

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A meal without wine is called breakfast.

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Wine Wisdom from Joan Collins

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Age is just a number. It's irrelevant unless, of course, you happen to be a bottle of wine. –Joan Collins

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Wine Wisdom from W.C. Fields

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I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food. –W.C. Fields

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You look like I need wine.

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I only drink wine on days that end with a "y."

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What do friends and wine have in common? The older, the better.

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Keep calm and pour on.

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Wine Wisdom from Ernest Hemingway

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My only regret in life is that I did not drink more wine. –Ernest Hemingway

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Wine is the answer, but I can't remember the question.

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In dog wine, I've only had two glasses.

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Today's forecast: sunny with a chance of wine.

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Wine Wisdom from Elizabeth Taylor

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Pour yourself a drink, put on some lipstick, and pull yourself together. –Elizabeth Taylor

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As long as we have wine, family holidays will be fine.

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Age and glasses of wine should never be counted.

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There's a Riesling for everything.

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Wine Wisdom from George Carlin

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What wine goes with Captain Crunch? –George Carlin

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Wine a little and you'll feel better.

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Happiness is a well-stocked wine cabinet and a closet full of shoes.

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Wine Wisdom from Tyrion Lannister

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I drink and I know things. –Tyrion Lannister, Game of Thrones

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You only live once—so drink great wine.

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Smile, there's wine.

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Wine Wisdom from Robert Louis Stevenson

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Wine is bottled poetry. –Robert Louis Stevenson

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