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Crios Torrontes 2012

photograph of a breath of fresh spring air a glass of Crios Torrontes dry white wine from Argentina

“Once I knew only darkness and stillness… my life was without past or future… but a little word from the fingers of another fell into my hand that clutched at emptiness, and my heart leaped to the rapture of living.” — Helen Keller Tired of winter weather? The darkness, stillness and cold still enveloping you, [...]

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Paul Cheneau Rosé Cava

Cards Against Humanity and Paul Cheneau Rose Cava

“Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.” ― Mae West There’s no evil in the Paul Cheneau Rosé Cava, it’s an affordable, delicious sparkler with subtle flavors of raspberries. It’s a best buy and it’s a crowd pleaser. It was what I was quaffing last weekend when I was getting my ass [...]

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Steven Kent Winery LOLA 2011

photograph of the rock star wine from Livermore California Steven Kent WIneries Lola white wine blend

“They slipped briskly into an intimacy from which they never recovered.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald (This Side of Paradise) Lola. L-O-L-A. lo-lo-lo-lo Lola. C’mon sing it. I can hear you right now. Lola. L-O-L-A. lo-lo-lo-lo Lola. Lola is arguably the best rock song ever created, Lola was released by the seminal band The Kinks in 1970 on the [...]

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Château Ballan-Larquette Bordeaux Blanc 2011

photograph of Chateau Ballan Bordeaux Blanc with a wine glass of the golden yellow French white wine

“We must leave this terrifying place tomorrow and go searching for sunshine.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald Wine. Terrifying? For the general public, it can be. So many, brands, so many labels, so many rules, rituals and misconceptions. Like the myth that “Bordeaux wines are super-expensive.” Sure, they’re a few grand crus that are prohibitively expensive, but [...]

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Jean-Luc Colombo Cape Bleue Rosé 2012

bottle shot of a flamingo pink rose wine from the South of France

“See how the sacred old flamingoes come, Painting with shadow all the marble steps: Aged and wise, they seek their wonted perches Within the temple, devious walking, made To wander by their melancholy minds.” William Butler Yeats Anytime it’s sunny and warm, rosé wines always are an easy choice to quaff. It’s been spring verging [...]

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Ottimino Zinfinity 2008

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“To infinity… and beyond!” – Buzz Lightyear Wine Harlots ♥ Ottimino Zinfinity. Ottimino focuses on zinfandel –  they only grape they produce is zinfandel, with their flagship offerings are significantly priced higher than the Zinfinity. With Zinfinity, Ottimino is producing a wine with their trademark quality for under $15. And Wine Harlots ♥ great values. [...]

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Attems Pinot Grigio 2011

I love Collio!

“Fairy tales say that apples were golden only to refresh the forgotten moment when we found that they were green. They make rivers run with wine only to make us remember, for one wild moment, that they run with water.” ― G.K. Chesterton It’s no fairy tale to say that the Attems Pinot Grigio is how all pinot grigio’s [...]

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Domaine de Bernier Vin Pays du Val de Loire Chardonnay 2011

thumb nail of a French wine Domaine de Berier from the Loire Valley with a class of golden chardonnay

“We’re like a painting, And now it’s raining down, Watch the colors run ‘till we’re almost one, Watch us fading, from this one street town, We’ll sleep where we fall, or nowhere at all. Everyone wants something, Well, I’m wanted by everyone but you. Well, I’ve been thinking about the meals with wine, Can’t you [...]

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Concha y Toro Gran Reserva Serie Riberas Malbec 2011

color photo of a bottle of Concha y Toro Malbec with a glass full of the red wine with cork and corkscrew from Wines of Chile

“The solution to any problem, work, love, money, whatever, is to go fishing, and the worse the problem, the longer the trip should be.” – John Gierach In the workaday world nothing is more relaxing than envisioning a trip to Chile and exploring the country’s natural wonders. Fly fishing on the banks of Chile’s rivers, [...]

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Happy Bitch :: Lucky Bastard

logo for the happy bitch rose sparkling wine from hudson valley new york

“Sometimes being a bitch is all a woman’s got to hold on to.” ― Stephen King “Farewell, bastard.”  ― William Shakespeare How about a Valentine’s Day tale? Where a Happy Bitch meets a Lucky Bastard and they live happily ever after? Dream on dumbasses. This is the real world. You only get a happy ending if you pay [...]

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