Wine Bars Open At Chicago’s O’Hare

airport-wine

Cool - two new wine bars open at ORD for your pre-flight priming pleasure. Terminal 1 (the one where you're treated to neon light shows & music while riding on people movers) gets Beaudevin … [Read more...]

2010 Alfredo Roca Pinot Noir

alfred roca pinot

The light red, see-through color on this pinot from Mendoza (Argentina) tricks you into thinking it's going to be one of those wimpy, light-and-breezy pinots that do have their time and place, but you … [Read more...]

2010 Altovinum Evodia Old Vines Garnacha

ETIQUETA EVODIA IMP (TR)

This sexy Garnacha (Grenache if it's grown 200 miles to the North in France) is from Calatayud, the highest Garnacha vineyards in Spain. Here the loose, rocky and high-in-lime-content soil enables the … [Read more...]

Top Five Things To Drink This Valentines Day

Valentines Day Wine

Lovers! In the words of Jim Gaffigan, "Without Valentine's Day, February would be... well, January!" What should we be drinking with our hotties? Wine, of course - A.K.A. "the ultimate … [Read more...]

2009 Roots Run Deep Educated Guess Cabernet Sauvignon

cheap wine doesn't have to be an educated guess

So I find this wine called Educated Guess, and I gotta tell you - it's a freakin awesome cab! The name comes from the winemakers having a discussion of why wine prices were going up and quality … [Read more...]