First Round column
Drinks Magazine
Fall 2005

No Need for Wining

Next time you want to add a splash of wine or extra herbs and spices to a jarred pasta sauce, you can save the bottle to drink with dinner and leave the seasonings in the cupboard. A new line of gourmet sauces includes not only wine, but an array of ingredients beyond the usual tomatoes and garlic. Vino de Milo all-natural gourmet sauces are sugar-free and low calorie, contain no saturated fat and they need no doctoring. There are currently six flavors available, each containing a different varietal wine: Bombay Cabernet, Portobello Shiraz, Mediterranean Pinot Grigio, Tuscan Merlot, North African Pinot Noir, and Spicy North African Pinot Noir. The Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, and Merlot used in the sauces are from California central coast producers, and the Pinot Grigio and Pinot Noir are from Trentino, a northeastern province of Italy. Created in small batches with fresh ingredients such as artichoke hearts and olives, the sauces work as well on lamb as they do on linguine. They're available online at www.miloswholeworld.com and in several metropolitan markets.