Cheers to That

Noteworthy new wines from across Lake Michigan

There's a new winery in our midst, and it's providing compelling reasons to give Michigan wine a fresh look. Over the holidays, we clinked glasses of Verterra's newly released...

Drink Smart

Jeremy Quinn's winter wine picks at Telegraph

Logan Square wine bar Telegraph is our standard destination for unusual, interesting by-the-glass offerings. This time of year, though, we turn to Telegraph's wine director,...

Wine Cave

The charms of the subterranean Di Sotto Enoteca

Descend the floral-carpeted stairs inside 200 East Chestnut and turn right. There, you'll find the new Di Sotto Enoteca, a low-lit, stone-walled cave that feels worlds away from...

Tap It

Wine kegs finally arrive in Chicago

We've watched with envy as wine flowed like beer in other cities. Now, for the first time, Chicago finally has its own wine on tap, pumped through kegs at Paris Club and Eno. The...

Valentine's BYOmance

Celebrate for less by bringing your own wine

Our recipe for a successful Valentine's Day involves crafting a night of flavorful food and free-flowing wine. To do so on the cheap, we dine at a BYOB. Here are some of our...

Follow the Dealer

Tenzing ups your wine and spirits savvy

Between the vineyard and the table lies the wine distributor, a figure essential to restaurants but rarely known, seen or heard from by diners. Chicago's newest distribution...