Unlocking the perfect wine: Experts share tips to bringing the right wine for any occasion
Choosing a bottle of wine can be a stressful task. Especially when that wine is meant for someone else.
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Chicago’s best wine destinations, according to the experts, from wine bars to fine dining
When Chicago restaurant professionals are off the clock, where do they go to relax and drink wine?
What’s the difference between a $3 bottle of wine and a $300 bottle? 10 value-focused recommendations.
From bargain finds that outperform to exceptional splurges worth your hard-earned cash, wine recommendations across price points.
10 Champagne alternatives, budget bubbles to toast in 2024
For wine lovers, there's nothing more festive than a splash of Champagne to ring in the holidays. But like Band-Aids and the Xerox machine, the term Champagne is too often...
Tips from the pros on how to drink well in leaner times
If dinner and drinks at your favorite restaurant tugs a bit harder on your wallet these days, you're not alone. Whether in Los Angeles, New York or Chicago, the cost...
6 red wines to keep you cool during a red-hot Chicago summer
The dog days of summer are high season for thirst-quenching white and rosé wines — but many Chicagoans remain loyal to reds year-round. "In Chicago, no matter what the season...
Rosé fatigue? 5 intriguing bottles that’ll have you swooning this summer
The season of #yeswayrosé descends each summer onto Instagram feeds and retail stores in a dramatic wave of pink. Rosé is, after all, more than just a tipple. In every...
Up your holiday wine game with 9 perfect picks for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve
There's nothing more festive than that pop of Champagne and a resounding clink of glasses to ring in the holiday season. But with Thanksgiving just days ahead and Christmas and...
These aren’t your bubbe’s kosher wines: 8 bottles perfect for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur
For many Jews the High Holidays — a stretch of days from Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, through Yom Kippur, the day of atonement — are an especially meaningful...
10 spicy, lush and intensely fruity wines to fall in love with this autumn from Chicago sommeliers
Whether a subtle whiff of campfire on a cool autumn breeze or the less-than-subtle lure of a pumpkin spice latte, the spicy, savory harbingers of fall spark a shift in...