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Join us on Thursday, October 25th for a very special walk-around wine tasting at the beautiful Elawa Farm in Lake Forest. We'll be pouring over 50 top bottlings from the world’s greatest wine regions, including Napa Valley, Willamette Valley, Barolo, Brunello, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rioja and beyond. This event will focus on higher tier offerings; the special wines that drinkers rarely have the opportunity to sample in a side-by-side format. In other words, you DO NOT want to miss this event!

 

Supplementing the red wines will be a small assortment of Champagne and premium still whites, with delicious food catered by one of our favorite partners, City Barbecue. Vin Chicago will donate part of the ticket proceeds and sales from wine purchased at the event to the Elawa Farm Foundation!

 

There are two ticket options:

 

General Admission - 6:30-9pm: $60/person. Guests will park at St. James Lutheran Church in Lake Forest with shuttle service running continuously to/from Elawa Farm.

 

Elawa Deluxe Packages - 6:00-9pm: $160/package. Includes two tickets, 30-minute early admission, on-site parking and an exclusive California Cabernet "mystery" bottle to take home night of the event. Deluxe Packages are very limited - Don't wait!

 

Wine Tasting Event Chicago, Highland Park, and Barrington

 

Please join us for our weekly wine tasting this Saturday, October 6th, from 12:00 - 4:00! Every Saturday, Vin Chicago pours a diverse selection of the hottest new wines from our monthly newsletter. We kick off October with a gorgeous tasting table, including a gorgeous 90-point Gavi, a 91+-point Viognier from an iconic Rhone producer, a double 91-point Cinsault from South Africa, a powerful 93-point Barolo, and a Platinum Award winning 97-point Napa Valley Cabernet at an unbelievable price!

 

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!

 

Bodega K5 "Pilota" Getariako Txakolina 2017Villa Sparina Gavi 2017Domaine de la Janasse Principaute d'Orange Viognier 2017Van Loggerenberg "Geronimo" Stellenbosch Cinsault 2017Francois Millet Sancerre Rouge 2016Cantina Sociale Cooperativa Copertino Riserva 2009Franco Molino "Rocche dell'Annunziata" Riserva Barolo 2012Scattered Peaks Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

 

 We look forward to seeing you!

Join us in the Heart-of-Barrington as we host Andrew Jones of Field Recordings, a Wine Enthusiast Top-40 Under-40 Tastemaker! Andrew will recap his route to being the owner and winemaker of some of the greatest values in California’s Central Coast. He can even discuss his literal route of driving 50,000 miles a year to find hidden vineyards! Andrew is the source for many Vin Chicago favorites like "Fiction", "Wonderwall" and "Barter & Trade". On this night we’ll explore some exciting new offerings from his portfolio, with 6 wines featured. Neoteca will support this exciting lineup with a paired five-course menu. Food, fun and wine — what beats that?

 

WHEN: Wednesday, October 10th, 6:00pmWHERE: Neoteca, 130 S Hough St, BarringtonCOST: $55 per person (all inclusive)

 

For reservations, please call our Barrington store at 847-277-0033.

Please join us at our Elston Avenue store on Thursday, October 11th, from 6:00pm - 7:30pm for a fun and delicious wine tasting experience of two dozen Central Coast California wines. We'll share the stage at the tasting with winemaking guru Andrew Jones, who will pour his latest and greatest wines! Andrew produces some of our favorite Central Coast wines under his Field Recordings label, plus its Fiction spin-off, and his cool-climate coastal Pinot Noir, Wonderwall!

 

Gather a group of friends and come on by to get the latest inside scoop from Andrewon what's happening in the Central Coast, while tasting a handful of other HOT wines from the region, including Herman Story, Desparada, Halcyon and more!

 

WHEN: Thursday, October 11th, 6:00pm - 7:30pmWHERE: Vin Chicago, 1826 N. Elston AvenueCOST: $10 per person

 

For reservations, CLICK HERE or call our Elston store at 773-489-3454.

 

We hope to see you there!

Wine Tasting Event Chicago, Highland Park, and Barrington

 

Please join us for our weekly wine tasting this Saturday, September 29th, 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 double 90-point, old vines dry Riesling, a 92-point single-vineyard Malbec, the incredibly delicious 92-point Neyers "Left Bank" Red, and a classic 93+-point Napa Valley Cabernet from Titus!

 

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!

 

Domaine de Pouy Cotes de Gascogne Blanc 2017Bodega Valdehermoso "Lagar del Rey" Rueda Verdejo 2017Pierre Sparr Alsace Riesling 2015Banyan Monterey County Gewurztraminer 2017Gran Passione Veneto Rosso 2017La Posta "Pizzella" Uco Valley Malbec 2016Neyers "Left Bank" Napa Valley Red 2015Titus Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

 

 We look forward to seeing you!