Mendocino Farms Fairbairn Ranch Syrah 2005

“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 [...]

Ukiah Cellars Two Vineyards Chardonnay 2008

“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 [...]

Yorkville Cellars Carménère 2006

“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

McNab Ridge Petite Sirah 2006

“Simplicity is complexity resolved.”  — Constantin Brancusi

The color is intense purple with ruby edges.  The nose has an unusual, intriguing (and not unpleasant) meaty-sweet nose.  It has rich blackberry flavors with subtle peppery tones with a whisper of vanilla.  A lot of fruit, but balanced.  Smooth.  We want to say “nice” but that word is loaded [...]

Yorkville Cellars Malbec 2007

“If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.”  –  Jim Rohn

Yorkville Cellars Malbec 2007 is an unusual wine, as there are very few malbecs grown in California.  Wine Harlots think it’s unusually delicious too.  It’s a dense ruby color, with great viscosity.  The wine [...]

Mendocino Farms Redvine Series 2005

“Nature is trying very hard to make us succeed, but nature does not depend on us. We are not the only experiment.” — R. Buckminster Fuller

Wine Harlots believe in living your values.  Believe in sustainable agriculture, organic, biodynamic?  Then we have a wine for you.  Mendocino Farms Redvine Series [...]

Claudia Springs Zinfandel Rhodes Vineyard Redwood Valley 2006

“Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved.”  — William Jennings Bryan

Destiny has been achieved in the Claudia Springs Zinfandel Redwood Valley Rhodes Vineyard 2006.  This was a fabulous zinfandel, a warm summer day [...]

James David Cellars Eaglepoint Ranch Syrah 2005

“About the only time losing is more fun than winning is when you’re fighting temptation.”  –  Tom Wilson

This is a wine worthy to be fought over.  My sister only wanted to have a single small glass, as she had stack of papers to grade that evening.  When I poured my [...]