The best thing about a blog is that it is always there when you want to come back to it.  Sorry I haven't posted anything in a while.  My wife and I went with some friends to Mambo Italiano in Vernon Hills off Butterfield Road north of 60.  The food was very good - I would recommend the place.  Tony also loves it - when he worked in Mundelein, he would go often.  Anyway, I had the Fruitti di Mare (linguini noodles, red sauce, shrimp, mussels, calamari and other stuff).  We had a bottle of Ferrari Carano Siena - which we don't even carry in the store.  I thought it was a solid wine for $48 in a restaurant and it went well with the meal.  I really wanted to bring my own wine with me, but they don't have a corkage policy so no dice.  I wanted to bring a couple wines we just got in from Montes in Chile - one is called Alpha M (Cabernet blend) and the other is called Folly (100% Syrah).  The M is much more well known.  Deep nose, intense fruit and plenty of black currant.  Really a wonderful wine - it received 95 points from the Wine Spectator.  We have maybe 3 cases left at $39.99/bottle (a steal as this is a $90 wine).  The Folly was just as good.  It was fresh, crisp and clean with black cherries and a minerality to it.  We have about 10 cases of this left.  It received 94 points and also is a $90 wine, which we are selling for $39.99.  If you want some of this, call soon - I can't imagine they last a week.

Adam