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March 2011

Fledgling Wine

fledgling wines benefit room to read, get a great pinot noir or chardonnay and help increase literacy in the third world

Welcome to Philanthropy Thursday, where we profile people, products, and organizations that showcase the best nature of humankind. “When you sell a man a book you don’t sell him just twelve ounces of paper and ink and glue – you sell him a whole new life.”  —  Christopher Morley Do good. Drink better. Wine Harlots […]

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Lange Twins Sangiovese Rosé 2010

a beautiful bottle of rose wine from Lange Twins

Vitae Summa Brevis They are not long, the weeping and the laughter, Love and desire and hate: I think they have no portion in us after We pass the gate. They are not long, the days of wine and roses: Out of a misty dream Our path emerges for a while, then closes Within a […]

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The Great Wave Off Kanagawa / The Rough Sea

The most famous Japanese woodblock print of a great wave of the coast of Japan with Mount Fuji in the background

the rough sea stretching out towards Sado the Milky Way Matsuo Bashō (1689) Woodblock print by Hokusai Haiku by Matsuo Bashō

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Kanbara Bride of the Fox

Bride of the Fox sake with an orchid back drop

No blossoms and no moon, and he is drinking sake all alone! Matsuo Basho No need to drink alone.  Open a bottle of Kanbara Bride of the Fox and you’ll always have a cunning newlywed as a drinking companion.  The color is a clear pale straw. The nose has pronounced high alcohol with biscuit overtones. […]

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Drink Sake Tonight

beautifly decorated sake casks barrels

“I love you the more that I believe you have liked me for my own sake and for nothing else.” — John Keats How to help Japan recover from the devastating earthquake?  Drink sake.  (Donations to the Red Cross are recommended too, but tomorrow it’s all about the sake.)  Wine writer and former Japan resident W. […]

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Ponzi Vineyard Tavola Pinot Noir 2009

Ponzi Tavola pinot noir

“Going to trial with a lawyer who considers your whole life-style a Crime in Progress is not a happy prospect.”  —  Hunter S. Thompson If you’re going to fall for a Ponzi scheme, this is the one wine crime you’ll be more than happy to do the time for.  Ponzi Vineyard Tavola Pinot Noir 2009 is […]

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Room to Read

Room to Read logo, a multi-colored house made out of books

Welcome to Philanthropy Thursday, where we profile people, products, and organizations that showcase the best nature of humankind. “Only the educated are free.” — Epictetus “The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.” — Diogenes Laertius There are 775 million people in the world who are illiterate – with 300 million children […]

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Chateau Ste Michelle Horse Heaven Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2009

lovely bowel of clear broth with corned beef and spring carrots

“You can bring a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.”  —  John Heywood On the eve of Saint Patricks Day, you may be mulling over what to quaff with the Corned Beef.  The dish is a melange of flavors and spices and can pose a quantry for wine pairing.  And there’s […]

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Caymus Special Selection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2008

a bottle of Camus Special Selection Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

“Beware the ides of March.” — Soothsayer (William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Act 1, scene 2, 15–19) Who hasn’t been stabbed in the back? Two millennia ago Caesar was betrayed by sixty of his closest colleagues. And you thought you had it bad, but have times really changed? Wine Harlots say today is the day to […]

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Famous Harlots in History: Mata Hari

Famous Harlots in History: Mata Hari, a color postcard of the legendary double-agent spy

“Harlot, yes, but traitor, never.” — Mata Hari

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