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 [...]

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 [...]

New Age

“Young people are in a condition like permanent intoxication, because youth is sweet and they are growing.”  — Aristotle

Open a bottle of New Age, and you open a bottle of fun.  It’s a sweet, slightly effervescent wine, in either a white or a rosé.  Great for when you’re in the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Quivira Fig Tree Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2009

“You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces – just good food from fresh ingredients.”  — Julia Child

This is a terrifc wine for a casual spring supper.  Crisp, bright and citrusy.  The perfect pairing is the Chubby Vegetarian’s Market Day Pea Tendril & Nasturtium Salad with Champagne Vinaigrette.

The details: 14.1% alcohol.  [...]

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 [...]

Seven Daughters

“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 [...]

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 [...]