“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 [...]
“Beloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are me.” — Toni Morrison
The Seven Daughters wines are fun. Easy drinking, eminently quaffable; the wines you open when you want to just drink wine, not over-evaluate your beverage. These are playful little table wines, perfect for big parties [...]
“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 [...]
“In the depths of winter, I at last discovered that within me there lay an invincible summer.” — Albert Camus
The winter doldrums getting you down? Wine Harlots suggest a glass of liquid sunshine to brighten up your day. Try the Ukiah Two Vineyards Chardonnay, with it’s cheerful sun-burst label. It’s an unoaked chardonnay with [...]
“When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself.” — Jacques Cousteau
This is a subtle wine. The X Winery Carneros Chardonnay’s color is straw, the nose is clean with a fresh, light, lemony scent. The palate has apple and pineapple [...]
“I love thee,
I love thee,
‘Tis all that I can say
It is my vision in the night,
My dreaming in the day.”
– Thomas Hood
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Rosé is a dream of a Champagne, a fantasy come to life. The color is the [...]
“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 [...]
“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 perfect love affair is one which is conducted entirely by post.” — George Bernard Shaw
Wine Harlots love a good story. And Henry’s Drive Vignerons tells a good tale. The brand is named after the proprietor of the mail coach service which ran through the property in the 1800’s. The wines are [...]
“When I read a book I seem to read it with my eyes only, but now and then I come across a passage, perhaps only a phrase, which has a meaning for me, and it becomes part of me.” — W. Somerset Maugham
Passaggio is the Italian word for passage. Wine Harlots opened a bottle [...]