—Truvee wines: Truvee Wines is a Central Coast California winery that tells the unique story of Robin and Andrea McBride, two sisters who grew up continents apart, unaware of each other’s existence for almost half their lives, before eventually finding each other and creating the wine—which is extremely smooth.
—Vitani: Recently marking its launch, Vitani has 200 and 750 ml bottles of various tasty (and potent) martinis. (Variations include Cosmo, dirty, citrus-ginger, cucumber and elderpear martinis.) What’s even better is that the bottles are made of aluminum—making them easy to transport and easy to keep chilled.
—Andy Warhol: The LIFE Years 1949-1959: The coffee-table book, edited by Paul Tanner and distributed by the University of Chicago Press, features newly discovered drawings alongside original photos and illustrations. The book confirms that many of Warhol’s drawings were copied with his trademark “blotted line” technique.
—Entenmann’s Little Bites Snackin’ Bites: I used to love Entenmann’s items—and the company is back with a new line of bite-sized snacks that come in wrapped packages, meaning you (hopefully) won’t overindulge—but that may be hard with these tasty treats.
—By Andrew Davis
(Andrew@WindyCityTimes.com and @azygous60610)