The Wineauxs

This was about $25 at Trader Joe's – I bought on a bit of a whim, figuring it was a pricier Coppola bottle perhaps it would be somewhere...

We were into the Bouvet Brut Rose well enough that when I saw this on sale for $10 I figured I'd snag a bottle. Apple and lemon on the...

So my sister calls me at work and says “hey, we're at Galena Cellars, do you want something?” I figured I'd try their a cab, that...

I'd like to say I'm at a point where cute animals on wine labels don't grab me anymore but when I saw this hippo I couldn't ...

Were you there when they opened Chateau Mylord? Were you there with they sniffed and sipped Chateau Mylord? Ooooh ooooh oh oh, sometimes, i...

I was perusing our archives and was shocked to see we've never reviewed the regular ol' Gabbiano Chianti. You know the drill with t...

The other day Fran and I did a tasting at Lynfred Winery. Lynfred is a winery in the Chicago suburb of Roselle...they don't have vineya...

We had this producer's Pinot Noir a while back and it was fine, but I figured for $6 this might be worth a gamble. A bit of cough syrup ...

Today was Fran and my four year wedding anniversary – since our second year we've decided to not exchange gifts and just split a fancy p...

I snagged this Burgundy for about $32 at Costco to bring to Schwa. While I did not take notes at the restaurant, we only went through about...

So the closest World Market to our house is going out of business – odd because there were always people in their shopping (and buying). Sa...

This was nine bones at the local shop. It's a somewhat unusual blend of Pinot Noir and Shiraz. A little bit of tart cherry on the nose....

This was given to me by a friend of mine and I figured I'd pop it open. Will it be better than one of the worst movies I've ever se...

Those who know me are most likely sick and tired of hearing about my love of Frontera Grill. I've been to many fantastic restaurants ov...

I wanted something reasonable and sparkling – what else is new? This was $15 at the local shop and I'm not sure if I've encountered...

This goes for about $13 – I've seen this bottle around and finally decided to grab one. I didn't even realize this was a Three Thie...

This one was ten bones at the wine shop – we've enjoyed some Shiraz from Two Hands and haven't had much Australian Riesling, so it ...

I wanted something cheap and Italian to go with a pizza and seeing as I've never heard of Bardolino I grabbed it for six bones. To swee...

Here's an interesting varietal from Austria that you don't see much of in the USA. Black pepper and, oddly enough, grilled steak.......

I picked this up for about $13 at the Glunz Family tasting room in Long Grove, Illinois. To be honest, most of the regular Glunz table win...