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Downers Grove Wine Shop @ 1202 75th St, Downers Grove, IL
We pour a few wines and serve a few delicious light appetizers that pair with the wines. We talk about the wines, what is unique about them, what type of food they go best with and other interesting fun facts. Tastings are a great way to spend an evening. Come join us for some "wine fun."
Plum Market @ 1233 N Wells St, Chicago, IL
Our Old Town Wine Team is very proud of the selection of wines we carry. Truly, every wine is here for a reason. Still, through the year, each of us finds a few wines that strike us personally – we want to tell everyone, “You’ve gotta try this!” Tonight we’ll revisit some of these, offering some unique and some classically styled bottlings, as well as a sneak peek into our psyches.
Plum Market @ 1233 N Wells St, Chicago, IL
Our very own Madeline Triffon, America’s first female Master Sommelier, will share some of her vast knowledge and abundant charm to help us learn to answer the perennial question: what should I drink with this food? Most restaurant and event menus are inspired by multiple ethnic and stylistic influences. Do we have the skills to harmonize today’s food with wine? Are classic pairing principle still applicable? How to pull it all together…...
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Explore Wine Tasting Private Group EventsPlum Market @ 1233 N Wells St, Chicago, IL
It’s almost back to school time, so let’s dust off our practice, knowledge and intuition! Just for fun, we’ll put out an assortment of beautiful red and white wines, concealing their identities, and see who can deduce their type or grape variety. The wines will be very expressive examples and we’ll provide plenty of clues, with descriptions of what is typical of the wines being poured. It’ll be up to you to figure out which is which!...
Plum Market @ 1233 N Wells St, Chicago, IL
Spain presents us with a dizzying variety of regional wines, but only a few of them have established themselves as familiar to American wine drinkers. To provide ourselves with a foundation for understanding the fascinating and rapidly-evolving wines of this country, we’ll focus on better-known regions that are easily explored. We’ll taste contrasting styles of Tempranillo-based reds from Rioja and Ribera del Duero, Albariño from Rias...
Plum Market @ 1233 N Wells St, Chicago, IL
One of these days, France will give Roussillon the recognition it deserves, and elevate it from its current status as an appendage to Languedoc. Once known only for sweet fortified wines made from Muscat and Grenache, this region’s dry reds and whites are very worthy of your attention. The arid, mountainous terrain, with its thin, poor, rocky soils, is planted to vine varieties similar to those of the Southern Rhone, and the wines are usually...
Plum Market @ 1233 N Wells St, Chicago, IL
“If Pinot Noir is the world's most tantalizing grape, Nebbiolo runs it a close second.” – Jancis Robinson Unlike Pinot Noir, Nebbiolo has not established itself anywhere in the world outside of Piemonte and Lombardy in Northwest Italy, its home since the 14th century. Here we will find the most famous regions, Barbaresco and Barolo, and lesser-known areas which also produce compelling examples, such as Gattinara and Valtellina. Some great...
Discovery Center @ 4318 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL
Embark on a journey to unlock the secrets of the world of wine at the renowned Discovery Center. Expand your wine vocabulary and learn the art of wine tasting from the experts while indulging in a variety of classical grape varietals. Develop your palate and become a true wine connoisseur.
Downers Grove Wine Shop @ 1202 75th St, Downers Grove, IL
We generally pour six wines, and serve a few delicious light appetizers that pair with the wines. We talk about the wines, what is unique about them, what type of food they go best with and other interesting fun facts. Tastings are a great way to spend an evening. Come join us for some "wine fun."
Discovery Center @ 4318 N Elston Ave, Chicago, IL
Port! Sherry! Madeira! Champagne! Prosecco! Have you always wanted to know the real difference between a Tawny and a Ruby Port? Or a Cremant and a Cava? How about the different styles of Sherry and Sparkling? These are not just wines for your Grandparents to sip during retirement! They are vibrant and viable to use with or without food, during or after dinner. Jhea will show you what to purchase at a restaurant or in a wine store and where...
Plum Market @ 1233 N Wells St, Chicago, IL
Of course we’re still drinking good wine after the holiday frenzy has died down! The question is, what to open? Over the last couple months we’ve been pulling out special (pricey…) bottles with abandon, figuring now’s the time to share, not hoard, The Best. But truth be told, there are plenty of modest wines that deliver pleasure, complexity, and terroir, too. We’ll showcase authentic steals from around the globe – southern Italy...
Plum Market @ 1233 N Wells St, Chicago, IL
Louis/Dressner Selections is an importing company founded in the 1990’s by the late, great Joe Dressner and his wife Denyse Louis. Joe and Denyse were visionaries, never interested in scores, never interested in wines with “gobs of fruit,” and never interested in highly paid wine consultants. They were passionate about low-impact, organic farming methods which produce elegant wines, especially from the Loire Valley and Beaujolais. Dressner...
Plum Market @ 1233 N Wells St, Chicago, IL
It’s exactly a week before Valentine’s Day. Time to find romance-in-a-bottle! Shopping for an ideal wine to share with your soulmate, a potential sweetie, or just friends? We have some love-themed wines for you! Flowers, RoseRock, Loveblock, Saint-Amour, Castello di Ama… all of our wines will have a romantic twist. Select a bottle to share, and open a heart!
Plum Market @ 150 N. Halsted St, Chicago, IL
Please join us for our second annual Spring Wine Tasting Extravaganza with over 40 premium selections from around the world, with a focus on the best dry roses, fresh white and subtle reds to welcome the warmer weather. Be ready to taste through a gorgeous array of the brand new 2018 roses from around the world, high quality white wines from the Old and the New Worlds, and refreshing yet complex grower’s Champagne. Light snacks will be provided...
Plum Market @ 1233 N Wells St, Chicago, IL
Vineyard Brands was founded in 1971 by the late and legendary Robert Haas who built a portfolio of more than 75 wineries from around the world. In 1989, Jean-Pierre Perrin and François Perrin of Château de Beaucastel in Châteauneuf-du-Pape collaborated with Haas, their US importer, to establish Tablas Creek Vineyard on California's Central Coast, west of Paso Robles. We’ll try wines from an international selection of great producers, including...
We seek it! We pine for it! We wish we could afford more of it! Well, your Plum Market wine team is here to help. Come join us to sample red, white and sparkling iterations from this most inspiring region of wine lovers’ dreams. Ever on the lookout for wines that deliver the thrill we all hope for, and just in time for year-end celebrations, we’ll open some goodies for you to bring to the party! Chablis and Chassagne-Montrachet, Gevrey-Chambertin...
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