Italy

Where in the World are the Wine Harlots?

sepia photograph of the Effiel Tower, Paris France. Full shot of the tower with trees to the left of the shot.

“For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.” –- Robert Louis Stevenson Like the Scarlet Pimpernel, the Wine Harlots are “here, there and everywhere” and will be sharing some of our adventures. Over the next ten days I’ll be fondly recalling [...]

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Famous Harlots in History: Mona Lisa

The Mona Lisa (or La Joconde, La Gioconda) by Leonardo da Vinci circa 1503 -- 1505 but worked on for the rest of this life. A haunting masterpiece in the permanent collection of the Louvre in Paris. Oil on Poplar

“Mona Lisa is the only beauty who went through history and retained her reputation.” — Will Rogers Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci. Created between 1503 and 1505. In the permanent collection at Musée du Louvre, Paris, France. Salle des États.

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Allegrini Amarone Classico DOC 2006

Allegrini Amarone Classico DOC 2006 imported by Winebow and sold by Wine Chateau with a red arrow emphasising the name with amarone with

“A classic is a book that has never finished saying what it has to say.” — Italo Calvino  Allegrini Amarone Classico is a wine that is a classic, and is never finished saying what it has to say, even after the bottle is emptied; the Amarone lingers and haunts your memories forever. The wine rich [...]

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Layer Cake Primitivo 2008

Label for Jayson Woodbridge's Layer Cake Primitivo

“I am putting real plums into an imaginary cake.” — Mary McCarthy Who doesn’t love cake? And Layer Cake Primitivo 2008 is no exception. Give this an hour or two open up and it will pair perfectly with red meat on a backyard barbeque. The color is dense purple, with plummy, jammy flavors of black [...]

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Gabriele Rausse

Thumbnail image for Gabriele Rausse

“Good wine is a necessity of life for me.” — Thomas Jefferson I became acquainted with the wines of Gabriele Rausse during my sojourn in Virginia last year. Of all the magnificent wines Virginia has to offer, I think Gabriele Rausse might very well be my favorite.  An Italian immigrant, he is a pioneer of [...]

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Donelli Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro Amabile

Donelli Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro Amabile

“Life is a risk.” — Diane Von Furstenberg Take a risk and try a lambrusco. Italian. Red. Effervescent. The sugar content of lambrusco’s range from dry to sweet. The Donelli Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro Amabile is in the semi-sweet category, a perfect wine for those love sweet wines, and a sparkling red is unusual enough [...]

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Collio in Vespa

Collio in Vespa. Bright yellow Vespa emblazoned with the wines of Collio advertising campaign. Copyright EatonAlive 2010.

“The trail is the thing, not the end of the trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for.”  –  Louis L’Amour Wine Harlots are a marketer’s dream.  If you’re a regular reader, you are already fully aware of how much we love promotional items, but this item has the Wine Harlots [...]

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Wine Harlots Love Collio!

The airport in Trieste in Fruili Venezia Italy. Sign of the airport with a cobalt blue sky background.

Wine Harlots love Collio!  We spent a few enchanting days in the Collio in Italy, and we are forever changed.  The people were lovely, the places and sights were extraordinary, the wine was amazing, and the food was indescribably wonderful.  The first meal was the best of my life, and every meal thereafter was better than [...]

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Excess Baggage?

Funny photograph of The Wine Harlot pulling a suitcase a big as she is. Not a minimalist in the packing department

The new year is upon us, a time to let go of old baggage and start new beginnings. A fresh start, a clean slate. A firm resolve for goals and resolutions to improve the quality of life for yourself and the world around you. This year the Wine Harlots will be traveling more, both domestic [...]

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Naughty or Nice?

Photgraph of the christmas tree at Foss Marai in Valdobbiadene, Italy. photo credit EatonAlive ©2010

Wine Harlots are hoping to find an Italian under our tree this year for Christmas.  We’ve been very good girls this year, Santa.  Well…  We’ve tried to nice, but naughty is our nature!  Please, Santa!  We promise we’ll be better next year.  Promise! christmas tree at Foss Marai in Valdobbiadene, Italy photo credit: EatonAlive ©2010

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