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2003 Custoza Valpolicella

A few nights ago, I had a hankering for a bowl of pasta and a red meat sauce. The secret to a good meat sauce is using ground beef that is not to lean, adding oregano, basil, pepper & salt, and my favorite is throwing in a couple of large chunks of roma tomatoes. [...]

Bolla Pinot Grigio

For lunch today, I invited over a few co-workers that had heard about our wine blog, and decided to try an interesting mix. Chipotle and a Pinot Grigio. Turned out rather well for us.
2005 Pinot Grigio
Winery: Bolla (although it is only in Italian)
Country: Italy (della Venezie or of Venice)
Price: $7.99 at BevMo
Let’s [...]

Australian Shiraz Cabernet Savignon by Wolf Blass Red Label

On a recent trip to Vancouver, I collaborated with my VinoForLess co-founder Chris in the tasting and note taking of this enjoyable wine.
The Wine: Red Label Shiraz Cabernet Sauvinon 2002
Winery: Wolf Blass, Australia
Price: $9.49
Where to buy: WineAccess.com

This wine was reviewed at The Cellar Jazz Club, without the best of lighting for note taking and shall [...]

2 Brothers - Big Tattoo Red

Before tasting a wine, heck, even before buying I like to look at labels. For three reasons.

Art work - I know that it doesn’t have anything to do with the flavor, but it is like a cover on a book: it may make you buy it.
Flavors - although I don’t always taste what the [...]