Halloween at the Tasting Room

The Tasting Room at Randolph Wine Cellars will be hosting a Halloween Masquerade, featuring an open bar with a dedicated champagne bar, sommelier selected wines and craft beer.  There will also be a Halloween cocktail menu designed by Master Mixologist Nick Luedde, a martini luge and passed hors d'oeuvres by Executive Chef Marc Kuchenbecker.  Costumes and masks are welcome.  Prizes for best costumes will be awarded.

Limited amount of tickets available.  Reservations required - 312.942.1313

Saturday, October 31st
8p-midnight

The Tasting Room
1415 W Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60607
www.thetastingroomchicago.com

The House of Glunz Oktoberfest Celebration

The House of Glunz will host an Oktoberfest Celebration featuring German, Alsace and Austrian wines, along with imported beers and hearty fare. The event takes place this Friday, October 16th from 6:30p-9p.

A spread of German and Austrian foods will be enjoyed with a selection of Riesling, Gruner Veltliner, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir, plus a variety of famous imported beers. Gebhardt’s sausages, juniper spiced sauerkraut, cheese noodles and smoked fish paté are all on the menu. All beverages served will be available Sale Priced. Reserve now for this seasonal feast.$35/person

RESERVE at 312-642-3000 or wine@thehouseofglunz.com OR PURCHASE TICKETS through the website link below.


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New Buffalo Harvest and Wine Fest

The New Buffalo Harvest and Wine Fest takes place on Saturday, October 10, 2009, from noon to 10:00 p.m.

With the Lake in full view from Lion’s Park (and the beach just across the street),  sample a bounty of local cuisine, locally grown produce, and, most importantly, locally cultivated wines.

There will be a variety of wines from several local vintners – the Round Barn Winery, Free Run Cellars, Lemon Creek, Domaine Berrien, St. Julian Winery and Tabor Hill - all in an outdoor settting.

Music, wine & beer tasting, farmers and pumpkin patch, free kids activities, hay rides, pumpkin painting, prizes, food, and craft vendors and beautiful views of the lake for a suggested donation of $5.

New Buffalo is located about one hour from Chicago in Southwest Michigan.

Finally A Pig Roast for Oenophiles

September was rampant with pig roasts that ran the gamut from the straightforward pig in a smoker accompanied by PBR at Smoke Daddy (the one that I happened to attend) to the more upscale Head-to-Tail event at Bluprint, which combined five-course dinner and craft beer pairings.  There were countless other pig roasts throughout the month, many of which were posted on this blog, but each event on my radar had one thing in common - BEER!


Beer and pig is great pairing, but I know plenty of people who would love a pork roast, minus the beer factor.  This weekend, Lush Wine and Spirits on Halsted will answer a lot of prayers with their pig roast and Rhone wine pairing.  The cost is $50 and in addition to wine and pork, there will be a spread of Mediterranean sides. This is their last pig roast of the season.  I am sorry I am only now catching on.  Call (312-738-1900) or email (erin@lushwineandspirits.com) to RSVP.


Pig Roast
October 10, 2009
6-9p


Lush Wine and Spirits
1257 S Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60607
 

Meet the Curator of "A Case for Wine" exhibit from the Art Institute of Chicago at Binny's

I have visited this exhibit at the Art Institute twice already.  It spans many eras in art from ancient times to present.  I am particularly interested in the tapestries, bedspreads, book covers and wallpaper of the Arts & Crafts movement, most of which came out of the William Morris Company.  The depictions from this particular gallery are mostly grape and harvest motifs and only allude to wine, but interesting nonetheless.  The exhibit is up until September 20th.

I just read that the curator of the exhibit, Christopher Monkhouse, will be giving a presentation at Binny's in the South Loop on Wednesday, September 9th from 6-7:30p.  The presentation pairs anecdotal information about pieces of art from the exhibit with a tasting of wines from Terrazas de los Andes and Casa Lapostolle.  The Pairing of Wine with Art event is free with a Binny's card and attendees will receive a discount on admission to the Art Institute.  Reservations are required. (312-768-4400 or southloop@binnys.com)