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Wine Tasting Event Chicago, Highland Park and Barrington  

Please join us for our weekly wine tasting this Saturday, December 14th, from 12:00 - 4:00! Every Saturday, Vin Chicago pours a diverse selection of the hottest new wines from our monthly newsletter, and this month's contains the most exciting lineup of wines we have ever assembled! From an epic selection of 94, 95, 96, 97, 98 and 100 Point blockbusters to a delicious range of ten buck reds and whites, it's the kind of lineup you won't find anywhere else but at Vin Chicago. You do not want to miss it!

 

Check out the entire list for this Saturday below (CLICK on a wine to read the full tasting notes) and stay tuned here for the upcoming weeks' tasting lineups as well.

 

Juve y Camps "Reserva de la Familia" Gran Reserva Brut Nature Cava 2015Etienne Doue "Cuvee Selection" Brut Champagne NVSchiopetto Collio Friulano 2017Georges Duboeuf "Jean Ernest Descombes"  Morgon 2017Siduri "Clos Pepe Vineyard" Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2016Easton Amador County Zinfandel 2015Abadia Retuerta "Seleccion Especial" Sardon de Duero 2015Bibbiano "Vigna del Capannino" Gran Selezione Chianti Classico 2015   

Stop in Saturday afternoon to taste with us while you shop! We look forward to seeing you!

Wine Tasting Event Chicago, Highland Park and Barrington  

Please join us for our weekly wine tasting this Saturday, December 7th, from 12:00 - 4:00! Every Saturday, Vin Chicago pours a diverse selection of the hottest new wines from our monthly newsletter, and this month's contains the most exciting lineup of wines we have ever assembled! From an epic selection of 94, 95, 96, 97, 98 and 100 Point blockbusters to a delicious range of ten buck reds and whites, it's the kind of lineup you won't find anywhere else but at Vin Chicago. You do not want to miss it!

 

Check out the entire list below (CLICK on a wine to read the full tasting notes) and stop in Saturday afternoon to taste with us while you shop!

 

Avancia "Cuvée de O" Valdeorras Godello 2018Pala "I Fiori" Vermentino di Sardegna 2018 Fort Ross "Fort Ross Vineyard" Fort Ross-Seaview Chardonnay 2017Chanin Wine Co.Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2017Cune "Vina Real" Rioja Reserva 2012De Forville Barbaresco 2016Saint Cosme Cotes du Rhone Rouge 2018Chappellet "Signature" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016   

We look forward to seeing you!

Join us at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, December 11th at our Elston store as we pop the corks on a range of Champagne and sparkling wines from around the world. If you're looking to taste your New Year's Eve bubbly before you buy it, this is your chance! The handcrafted grower-produced wines of Champagne will be the star of the show, poured alongside some of the most popular, luxury brand name as well. We look forward to celebrating these enchanting sparklers from around the world with you!Purchase tickets here and be sure to choose the Elston location. Cheers!

Brewer-Clifton + D&J Bistro

Vin Barrington’s Most Decorated Winemaker Dinner of All-Time!Dine with Vin and Greg Brewer, an evening for the ages!

Brewer-Clifton was founded in the late 1990’s with the intention of paying homage to Burgundy in the not-yet-officially recognized Sta. Rita Hills AVA. Ascending in a short time from being sandwiched next to SeaSmoke in the famous Lompoc Wine Ghetto to: being Robert Parker’s single greatest revelation of 2001, on the cover of Wine Spectator, collecting 67 (and counting) scores between 95 and 99 points from leading publications, earning Wine Spectator Top-10 WOTY, converting to all-estate wines, and ultimately joining the Jackson Family of wines in 2017. One of the truly great producers of Burgundian varieties in California. You also get to be early discoverers of his newer Diatom (Chardonnay) and Ex Post Facto (Syrah)projects!When: Thursday, December 12th 2019

 

Time: 6:15pm Reception

 

Where: D&J Bistro, 466 S Rand Rd, Lake Zurich

 

Cost: $99 - including tax and gratuity

 

Wine Tasting Event Chicago, Highland Park and Barrington 

Please join us for our weekly wine tasting this Saturday, November 30th, from 12:00 - 4:00! Every Saturday, Vin Chicago pours a diverse selection of the hottest new wines from our monthly newsletter. This week's offering will take you around the world with 2 special bottles open for Small Business Saturday, where you'll also receive $10 in gift cards for every $100 you spend! 

Check out the entire list below (CLICK on a wine to read the full tasting notes) and stop in Saturday afternoon to taste with us while you shop!

Chartogne-Taillet "Cuvee Saint-Anne" Brut Champagne NVFreemark Abbey Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015Colterenzio Alto Adige Pinot Grigio 2018Thibaud Boudignon Anjou Blanc 2017Brewer-Clifton Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay 2017Pierre Damoy Bourgogne Rouge 2012Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso 2017Stolpman Vineyards "La Cuadrilla" Ballard Canyon Red Blend 2017 

 We look forward to seeing you!