Wine

Give a Kickstart to Entrepreneurs: Worthy Kickstarter Projects to Fund

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“You have to speak your dream out loud” – Kelly Corrig Wine Harlots are huge fans of Kickstarter, a new way to fund projects by crowdsourced funding. We’ve told you about the successfully funded products the wine rack STACT and the Mason Cocktail Shaker. Today we have three more worthy of your consideration for funding. [...]

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Wine Wisdom from Karl Marx

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“Be careful to trust a person who does not like wine.” — Karl Marx photo credit: Chris Lamphier ©2013

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Wines, Of Course Merely Smile

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“The way to drink a cocktail is quickly, while it’s still laughing at you. Wines, of course, merely smile.” — Harry Craddock Wine Harlots first heard this iconic quote from the incomparable Derek Brown of Washington D.C.’s renowned bars The Passenger, Columbia Room and soon, the eagerly awaited Mockingbird Hill, a sherry and jamón joint, who [...]

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Repeal Day Mix Tape

vintage Prescription Form for Medicinal Liquor issued under the National Prohibition Act for license to drink alcohol during Prohibtion

“We have seen the evil of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in our midst; let us try prohibition and see what this will do for us. ” – Thomas Jordan Jarvis “Prohibition has made nothing but trouble.” – Al Capone  If you’ve spent any time around the Wine Harlots, you know Repeal Day is near and [...]

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How to Chill Wine: California-Style

photograph of three beautiful people at the edge of a pool in Southern California with wine glasses in hand and chilling a bottle of pinot noir in the unheated swimming pool

“Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.” — Sam Keen When the San Diego Wine Mafia gets together on hot summer days we gravitate to the unheated pool to refresh and cool off. And what better way to keep a pinot noir at a respectable drinking temperature than to immerse in the shallow end of [...]

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Vinderhosen: Lederhosen for Your Wine

photograph of two bottles of wine wrapped in Archie McPhee's Vinderhosen, lederhosen for your wine bottle.

“I bought him these lederhosen, and he worked up a comic routine. Everyone loved him. Everything’s funny when done in lederhosen.”  – Rosemary Palmer When a package arrives from Seattle’s legendary novelty emporium, Archie McPhee’s, you know it’s going to kitschy, or campy – or hopefully both. I opened the brown paper package, and to what [...]

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Portraits Made with Wine: Amelia Fais Harnas

self-portrait of amelia harnas painted with the medium of red wine on cotton

“Wine to me is passion. It’s family and friends. It’s warmth of heart and generosity of spirit. Wine is art. It’s culture. It’s the essence of civilization and the art of living.” – Robert Mondavi Amelia Fais Harnas, a Corning, New York, portrait artist has created mesmerizing paintings using the medium of red wine as the [...]

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Get STACT

photograph of an elegant modular modern solution to storing wine bottles in your home. STACT holds nine 9 wine bottles per unit

Wine storage is an issue for oenophiles. The storage racks available are rustic, or clunky, and oftentimes ugly. The solution? Get STACT. STACT is a modern, elegant modular system to store your wine, visualized by STACT founder Jamie Kasza and designed by Eric Pfeiffer. Each sleek unit holds up to nine bottles and multiple modules can [...]

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Fun Lifestyle Food & Wine Pairings

illustration of dark rye by whole foods market wine pairing infographic with unusual and fun wine pairing suggestions

Here’s a fun infographic from Dark Rye, a new on-line publication from Whole Foods Market. Check out the irreverent pairings and create your own. Who says the wine world has to be stuffy? Not the Wine Harlots! It’s just juice, after all, so have some playfulness with your wine. What’s your guilty pleasure? The illustration [...]

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The Correct Name for Boxed Wine

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