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Summer Sippers: Crios

“I felt like summer had taken me over.” ― Junot Díaz It’s summer! And as the heat-ramps up, you don’t want to be fussing over what to eat and drink. That said, you want to have solid selections for your summer soirées. Wine Harlots love the Crios line from Dominio del Plata Susana Balbo. They […]

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Crios Torrontes 2012

photograph of a breath of fresh spring air a glass of Crios Torrontes dry white wine from Argentina

“Once I knew only darkness and stillness… my life was without past or future… but a little word from the fingers of another fell into my hand that clutched at emptiness, and my heart leaped to the rapture of living.” — Helen Keller Tired of winter weather? The darkness, stillness and cold still enveloping you, […]

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Torrontés

photographs of the national wine of Argentina torrontes white wine

“I do not know what I may appear to the world; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.” […]

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Septima Cabernet Sauvignon 2009

bottle shot of Bodega Septima Cabernet Sauvignon from Lujan de Cayo in the Mendoza region of Argentina a dark bottle with a stark white label

“Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before.” — Edgar Allan Poe On the darkest day of the year, it’s seems apt to curl up with a deep rich velvety cabernet sauvignon. Our pick is Bodega Septima Cabernet Sauvignon 2009, a wine […]

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Ikal 1150 Malbec 2007

“Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.” — Benjamin Franklin Well, Mr. Franklin, the Wine Harlots must disagree. Our motto is excess is best, so indulging in fine cuisine and libations is our raison d’être. Drinking Ikal 1150 Malbec 2007 will elevate your experience. The color is dense purple ink. The flavors are deep cherry […]

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Valentin Bianchi New Age

“Young people are in a condition like permanent intoxication, because youth is sweet and they are growing.” — Aristotle Open a bottle of New Age, and you open a bottle of fun. It’s a sweet, slightly effervescent wine, in either a white or a rosé. Great for when you’re in the mood for easy, casual […]

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Finca La Linda Extra Brut

“Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.” — Robert Frost Wine Harlots have an irresistible desire for Finca La Linda Extra Brut. The color is a pale gold hue with pinpoint bubbles, crisp apple and tropical fruit notes and a honey finish. The Finca La Linda bottle is elegant with a clean label and […]

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Bianchi Extra Brut

“Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh.” — W. H. Auden What an exuberant wine! It was so eager to get into the glass, it had the audacity to foam all over the Wine Harlot. […]

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