Westwood Haynes Vineyard Pinot Noir 2005

“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 [...]

Lange Twins Generations Pinot Noir 2007

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”  — Leonardo DaVinci

This ain’t your daddy’s pinot noir.  And that’s a good thing.  For under a Jackson (a Hamilton plus a Lincoln, if you want to be precise) you can get a bottle of unpretentious deliciousness.  Lange Twins Generations Pinot Noir is a stunning [...]

Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Rosé Champagne

“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 [...]

Lucien Albrecht Brut Rosé

“Love is the delightful interval between meeting a beautiful girl and discovering that she looks like a haddock.”  –  John Barrymore

Lucien Albrecht Brut Rosé Crémant D’Alsace is a lovely pale salmon, with extraordinary bubbles and mousse.  The flavors are light and fresh – peaches, strawberries and nectarines.  It has a very creamy finish with [...]

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 [...]

Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel Brut Rosé

“We came by night to the Fortunate Isles, And lay like fish Under the net of our kisses.”  — Pablo Neruda

The color on the Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel Brut Rosé is stunning salmon-rose, like a sunset on the Cape.  The [...]

Codorníu Pinot Noir Rosé Brut

“Take hold lightly; let go lightly. This is one of the great secrets of felicity in love.”  –  Spanish Proverb

First off, we love the bottle shape of the Codorníu Pinot Noir Rosé Brut cava.  In photos it looks a little cheesy, but in person it’s impressive and looks [...]

Sierra Madre Vineyard Pinot Noir 2007

“There is no gladness without wine.” — The Babylonian Talmud

“Great wines defy description,” says Sierra Madre winemaker Steve Rasmussen.  Which is a great out for me since the Sierra Madre Vineyard Pinot Noir is so amazing I’m gobsmacked into silence.  Which, if you know me, is rare.  My tasting notes are a random [...]

Cono Sur Pinot Noir 2008

“Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.”  — Albert Schweitzer

Cono Sur Pinot Noir 2008 doesn’t taste like a classic pinot (either old world or new world).  On first pass, I didn’t particularly enjoy it.  It had cherry and cedar notes, and it seemed thin.  On the second day, it was [...]

Hahn Cycles Gladiator

“Women should be obscene and not heard.” — Groucho Marx

“It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong.” — Voltaire

Pornographic wines? Clearly a job for a wine harlot. Wine Harlots read banned books, and now we proudly drink banned wine. What naughty harlots we are! How [...]