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Wine Tasting Event Chicago, Highland Park, and Barrington

 

Please join us for our weekly wine tasting this Saturday, October 27th, 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 tasting table includes a 91-point Cotes du Rhone Blanc from Guigal, a 91-point Sicilian Red from Mount Etna, a 93-point Italian red from Zenato, and the latest vintage of last year's breakout Cabernet hit from Barter & Trade!

 

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!

 

Gryphon Crest Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Riesling 2016E. Guigal Cotes du Rhone Blanc 2016Landmark Vineyards "Overlook" Sonoma Chardonnay 2016Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosso 2016E. Guigal Crozes-Hermitage 2015Aquitania "Reserva" Maipo Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015Zenato "Alanera" Veronese Rosso 2014Barter & Trade "Volume Three" Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016

 

 We look forward to seeing you!

Wine Tasting Event Chicago, Highland Park, and Barrington

 

Please join us for our weekly wine tasting this Saturday, October 20th, 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 tasting table includes a perfect-with-sushi-and-Thai Semillon from Hunter Valley, a nifty 92-point Nebbiolo from Vajra, a seriously tasty Zinfandel from the folks at Fableist, a crazy good 92-point Tannat from Uruguay, and a 95-point Priorate from Black Slate that "pretty much maxes out the QPR scale!"

 

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!

 

Audrey Wilkinson Hunter Valley Semillon 2016Chateau de Bellevue Bordeaux Sauvignon Gris 2015Santa Barbara Winery Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2016Jehan Emonin Bourgogne Rouge 2015G.D. Vajra Langhe Nebbiolo 2016Fableist "206" Central Coast Zinfandel 2017Conreria d'Scala Dei "Black Slate" Escaladei Priorat 2016Bodega Garzon "Reserve" Uruguay Tannat 2016

 

 We look forward to seeing you!

On Sunday, October 28th, we will be partnering up with Robert Houde Wines and Cream Wine Company to bring you some seriously awesome deals on nearly 30 great wines!

 

Leading off with a 95-Point Piedmont Nebbiolo and a pair of 95-point Paso Robles red blends, we'll have something to entice every palate - and they'll all be available for you to purchase by the case at VERY special prices!

 

Savings will be as high as 50% on these excellent selections from Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Alsace, Jura, Burgundy, Austria, Spain, Italy, Germany, South America and more. We'll even have a beautiful single-vineyard selection from Tentuta della Terre Nere!

 

All wines will be open for you to sample before buying and will be available for purchase by the case on a pre-arrival basis. Orders will be filled during the following week. Supply of many wines will be quite limited, so round up some friends and arrive early to get first crack at the most exciting deals!

 

WHEN: Sunday, October 28th, 11:00am - 3:00pmWHERE: Vin Chicago, 1826 N. Elston Ave

 

Wine Tasting Event Chicago, Highland Park, and Barrington

 

Please join us for our weekly wine tasting this Saturday, October 13th, from 12:00 - 4:00! Every Saturday, Vin Chicago pours a diverse selection of the hottest new wines from our monthly newsletter. The weather is cool but our Saturday tasting table is hot! This week's table includes a 91-point, Top 100 Viura with a drink date through 2024, a mineral-driven Chablis, a 99-point Sauternes, a 91-point Garnacha for $7.99, a 94-point French red that Jeb Dunnuck says "tastes like it cost three times the price," and the latest vintage of Cabernet from the iconic Chateau Montelena!

 

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!

 

Bodegas Ontanon "Vetiver" Rioja Viura 2014Domaine Seguinot-Bordet Chablis 2017Tyler Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2016Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 2015Evodia Aragon Garnacha 2016Domaine les Pins "Les Rochettes" Bourgueil Rouge 2016Chateau Saint Roch "Kerbuccio" Maury Sec Rouge 2015Chateau Montelena Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

 

 We look forward to seeing you!

Join us at our Highland Park store on Sunday, October 14th, from 11am - 3pm as we pop corks on some of the greatest names in Burgundy, and offer them for sale at deeply discounted by-the-case pricing!

 

George Molitor, importer of arguably the best collection of Burgundy in Illinois, will pour 25 selections. You’ll have the opportunity to taste mature and recent offerings from famed growers such as Hubert Lamy, François Mikulski, Benjamin Leroux, Bruno Clair, Héritiers du Comte Lafon and many more.

 

Supplies are limited, and wines will be sold on a first come, first served basis. Some items will sell out fast! This is a pre-order event. When you place an order, your card will be charged and your wine will be available for pick-up the following week.

 

When: Sunday, October 14th, 11:00am to 3:00pmWhere: Vin Chicago, Highland Park, 1350 Old Skokie RoadNo reservations necessary! Come on by, taste some great wine and save big!