Wine Harlots drink a lot of wine, and have a dilemma. Not about the wine consumption, but what to do with all the cork closures. Join us while we find uses for the leftover corks.
Making a photo-frame with your used corks fulfills two issues. It uses up all those special [...]
“Nothing is so beautiful as spring – when weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush; Thrush’s eggs look little low heavens, and thrush through the echoing timber does so rinse and wring the ear, it strikes like lightning to hear him sing.” — Gerard Manley Hopkins
Nothing [...]
“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” – Tennessee Williams
Mama said not to talk to strangers. Love ya mama, but sometimes advice needs modification. It was early morning, jet-lagged and sleep deprived, clutching my latté like the last chance for salvation, I was blearily attempting to write a wine post at a [...]
“When you have loved as she has loved, you grow old beautifully.” — W. Somerset Maugham
Wine Harlots have had a long love affair with Ste. Michelle. As a Northwest natives, it’s the first wine we ever drank, and you never forget your first. The love endures. Wine Harlots are smitten with Chateau Ste. [...]
“Go west, young man, and grow up with the country.“ — John B. L. Soule
“When women go wrong, men go right after them.” — Mae West
Wine Harlots say “Go Westwood!” You won’t go wrong drinking Westwood Pinot Noir. This is a delicious bottle of wine. The color is a clear deep ruby, with [...]
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller
Wine Harlots believe beautiful things should be felt with all the senses. And the beautiful thing today is the Chateau Ste Michelle Cold [...]
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.” — Anne Bradstreet
When life hands you hardship, grab a bottle of [...]
“Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust and hostility to evaporate.” — Albert Schweitzer
“The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings.” — Okakura Kakuzo
“It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.” – Edmund Hillary
The color is deep, rich, dark purple. The Ventisquero Grey Carménère has aromas that are complex and intense: high alcohol, honeysuckle and meaty sweetness. Flavors of blackberry and tart cherry. There are firm tannins and a peppery long finish. The perfect pairing for [...]
“An extraordinary diva would never sit by herself.” — John Lone
This is a wine fit for extraordinary divas and thirsty Wine Harlots. A seriously sophisticated quaff. The aroma of black fruit segues to the flavors of blackberry, black cherries, raspberry and spice on the palate with a lingering earthy toastiness on the finish. This [...]