Welcome to the Chicago Wine Report!
We thank everyone for their support of our show, which has aired at World Perspectives Radio Chicago every Thursday at 3 pm Central time. We will continue to bring the Chicago Wine Report at that time, but will also start a new wine-infused news show on the same station on Wednesday afternoons! Stay tuned for exact dates and times!
Here’s what we discussed on Thursday, April 28th, 2022:
GREEK WINE TASTING AT PERMAN WINE SELECTIONS
Perman Wine Selections is hosting a tasting of Christos Zafeirakis’s wines on Monday, May 9th, between 5 pm-7 pm (arrive anytime between 5 and 6:30 pm). $10 to taste, refundable if you purchase a bottle of Zafeirakis wine.
RSVP by emailing the shop at orders@permanwine.com.
Perman is located at:
1167 N Howe Street
Chicago, IL 60610
312.255.8990
ANDERSONVILLE WINE WALK
The Andersonville Wine Walk offers participants the opportunity to visit community businesses and sample wine at each stop. This year the walk is on May 15th, 3 pm to 6 pm. The cost is $40 and you have your choice of two routes.
KONBINI & KANPAI 20 for $20 WINE TASTING
Konbini & Kanpai is hosting a 20 for $20 wine tasting on May 25th, 2022. The store notes that most of the wines retail for $30+ and they have negotiated serious discounts for those who want to take home three or more bottles. The details, plus the opportunity to purchase tickets, can be found here.
Konbini & Kanpai is located at:
1433 W Belmont, Chicago, IL 60657
312-884-9780
DOOR 24 OREGON WINE TASTING
Lainie has been reliably informed that there are only a few seats left for Door 24’s Oregon wine tasting on May 5th. Sign up today to try 8 different wines!
Door 24 is located at:
2124 N Damen Avenue
1st floor
Chicago, IL 60647
773.697.3345
NO CHALICE REQUIRED UPDATE
Our latest episode of No Chalice Required (Chip & Lainie’s wine podcast) can be found at Anchor.Fm. This week’s show was about Muscadet/Melon de Bourgogne, with wines from Jo Landron and Bow & Arrow.
We also talked the Loire Valley, Rośe wine, and climate change!
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