Your Approachable Guide to Wine in Chicago
As we enjoy our packed summer social calendars, we’re also enjoying a variety of beverages. That’s why over the next few weeks, we’re bringing you some guides on spots to drink, beverages to bring to your next hang, and how to appreciate what Chicago has to offer. First up we’re revisiting our conversation from earlier this spring with wine enthusiast and “Wine Convo Generator” author Chasity Cooper. She teaches us some wine vocabulary to sound a little more like an expert and recommends the best vino spots.
Spots mentioned:
- Easy Does It
- Deep Red Wine Merchants
- Beautiful Rind
- Webster’s Wine Bar
- Pops for Champagne
- The Wine Goddess
- City Winery
- Chicago Winery
- Good Funk
- Figo Wine Bar
- Uvae
- J9 Wine Bar
- Middle Brow
- Love Cork Screw
- Illinois Sparkling Company
- Plus, more in Cooper’s wine guide
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