Luna Vineyards Pinot Grigio 2008

“We may go to the moon, but that’s not very far. The greatest distance we have to cover still lies within us.” — Charles de Gaulle

Travel great distances to procure a bottle of the Luna Vineyards Pinot Grigio, not to the moon perhaps, but go the distance.  The wine is divine.  Pale gold, like [...]

Foppiano Vineyards Estate Bottled Sauvignon Blanc 2009

“In summer, the song sings itself.”  –  William Carlos Williams

Wine Harlots can’t stop singing the praises of the sunny Foppiano Vineyards Estate Bottled Sauvignon Blanc 2009.  This is everything a sauvignon blanc should be: fresh, crisp, bright; citrus and pineapple with a touch of apricot.  The perfect pairing is Roasted Tilapia with Potato [...]

Lange Twins Zinfandel 2008

“All who would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin.”  — Lord Byron

You’ll be happy and joyful when you drink Lange Twins Zinfandel, and for karma’s sake, I suppose you ought to share it.  It’s a winner, with lush blackberry, raspberry and dark cherry notes with a subtle spice.  [...]

Cornerstone Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

“I’ll live a lush life in some small dive.”  — Billy Strayhorn

Lush is the perfect word for Cornerstone Cellars Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon.  Perfect is also apt.  Words fail, as this is such a beautiful drop.  The wine is plush, lush and berry crush.  Sublime and divine.  Mesmerizing and enchanting.  Complex but approachable.  Captivating.  [...]

Passaggio New Generation Pinot Grigio 2009

“I hate straight singing. I have to change a tune to my own way of doing it. That’s all I know.”  –  Billie Holiday

“For a person as obsessed with music as I am, I always hear a song in the back of my head, all the [...]

Westwood redFOUR 2005

“The smack of California earth shall linger on the palate of your grandson.”  –  Robert Louis Stevenson

This Rhône blend rocks it.  Westwood redFOUR 2005 is a dark red bing cherry hue that swirls in glass in an enticing manner revealing gorgeous legs.   It has a berry nose with cherry on the palate and a lingering [...]

Lange Twins Muscat Canelli Frizzante 2009

“Give me the splendid silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling.”  –  Walt Whitman (Leaves of Grass)

The Lange Twins always deliver an amazing bottle of wine at a great price-point, and this wine continues the tradition.  The Lange Twins Muscat Canelli Frizzante 2009 [...]

Foppiano Estate Rosé 2009

“One swallow does not make a summer.”  — Aristotle

Here’s a great wine to celebrate the first day of summer, and will serve you well into the sweltering dog-days of August and September.  A rosé is a rosé is a rosé, and the Foppiano Estate Rosé 2009 is perfect wine for summer.  The raspberry [...]

Cornerstone Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc 2009

“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 [...]

Ten Mile The Broken Road 2006

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.”  — Robert Frost

Ten Mile The Broken Road Proprietary Red is named in honor of the pioneers who made their way to California in the belief of Manifest Destiny and to find [...]