Holiday

Bosch IXO III 3.6V Professional Cordless Screwdriver Lithium-ion Wine Opener

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Is your dad a wine lover, and you’re in a quandary of what to give Pops on Father’s Day? Look no further than the Bosch IXO III 3.6V Professional Cordless Screwdriver Lithium-ion Wine Opener. Guys love power tools, right? And what could possibly go wrong with pairing a battery-powered drill with alcohol? Wine Harlots say [...]

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Wine Glasses from Hollow Chocolate Easter Bunnies

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Here comes Peter Cottontail right down the bunny trail…” — Beatrix Potter Run out of wine glasses this Easter? Try this whimsical life-hack from my friend Beth Smith of Traveling Wine Chick. Lobotomize a hollow Easter Bunny and pour in your favorite tipple. Wine Harlots suggest Port, but feel free to use whatever suits your fancy! photo credit: Elizabeth [...]

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Boondock Saints

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“It’s St. Patty’s Day, everyone’s Irish tonight. Why don’t you just pull up a stool and have a drink with us?” — Murphy McManus What to pair with your Guinness or your Irish whiskey on St. Patrick’s Day? Probably more ale or whiskey, if you’re doing things properly. But for the Wine Harlots, nothing says St. Patrick’s Day like [...]

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St. Francis “Naughty or Nice” Valentine Day Gift Pack

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“I am good, but not an angel. I do sin, but I am not the devil. I am just a small girl in a big world trying to find someone to love.” — Marilyn Monroe I’m no angel. Some would say I am devil. And I’m certainly not Marilyn Monroe! But as small girls in [...]

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New Year’s Day

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“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language And next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.” T.S. Eliot photo credit: EatonAlive ©2012

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Merry Christmas and Look Out for the Wall!

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“In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it ‘Christmas’ and went to church; the Jews called it ‘Hanukkah’ and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say ‘Merry Christmas!’ or ‘Happy Hanukkah!’ or (to the atheists) ‘Look [...]

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Wine Harlots Holiday Gift Wish List

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“I don’t know what’s in the box, but I love it. Unopened gifts contain hope.” ― Jarod Kintz Here’s a few items that have caught my eye that I would love to see under the Wine Harlots Christmas tree this year. Extravagant and unrealistic? Sure. But isn’t that what a gift wish-list is all about? Travel [...]

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Wine Bottle Cozies

photograph of wine bottle jackets to cover wine for presentation. this ia the black tie set with a tuxedo and a little black dress wine cozies

Yeah, we know Wine Harlots is supposed to be too edgy or sophisticated for tacky wine bottle covers, but these wine wraps are hilarious. We haven’t decided if we like the black tie wine tuxedo jacket or the tacky Christmas sweater cozy best. What’s your thoughts? If you’re with us in thinking these wine bottle [...]

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What to Drink for the Holidays?

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“Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” — Leo Tolstoy Families. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, you can’t fix ‘em or change them, try as you might, it’s futile. Granta, the literary magazine, once devoted a whole edition to the subject: The Family: They Fuck You Up. Which pretty much [...]

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Be Wise Don’t Play With Firecrackers

A New York City Department of Health poster using the face of a boy with an injured eye to warn of the dangers of playing with firecrackers:

“It’s all fun and games, until someone looses an eye…than it’s fun and games you can’t see anymore.” — James Hetfield New York City Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project Created in either 1936 or 1937 by artist Vera Bock. Available as a poster from Vintagraph.

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