Walker Family Vineyards Chardonnay 2008

“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 [...]

Chateau Ste. Michelle Cold Creek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

“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. [...]

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 [...]

Chateau Ste Michelle Cold Creek Vineyard Chardonnay 2007

“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 [...]

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 [...]

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

Ventisquero Grey Carménère 2007

“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 [...]

X Winery Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

“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 [...]

Three Coins Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

“What I do you cannot do; but what you do, I cannot do. The needs are great, and none of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful.”  — Mother Teresa

This is a wonderful wine.  It’s has [...]

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 [...]