Throw avec and momofuku noodle bar circa 2005 in a blender and the result is Mott Street, 2013. Myriad other influences seem to have driven the creators of this new Wicker Park gem, but the link between NY and Chicago jumped out at me the instant I walked in the front door. In 2005, avec [...]
The British Royal Family celebrate the Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee today, and they are celebrating is style. Klaus Peter Keller’s 2012 Reisling from the Hipping Vineyard in the Rheinhessen will be the wine served to visiting dignitaries at the Jubilee and at the Royal Court. When she ascended to the throne on June 2nd, [...]
Friuli seems to be enjoying a renaissance in the eyes the wine press over the past few years. MW Peter McCombie calls it “Italy’s best white wine making region“, and I have a sense that the combination of a rich history, a strong independent streak among a handful of talented winemakers, and a bevy of [...]
Prasino Wicker Park’s Chef Riley Huddleston and Sommelier Keith Malini chose “Age Before Beauty” as the theme for their wine dinner with Fred Scherrer of the Scherrer Winery. Turning convention on it’s head, they served the wines “backwards” moving from Fred’s Zinfandel with the first course to his Chardonnay with the last. It was a [...]
Normally Fred brings his guitar to Chicago but this time he had a box full of samples. When he found a guitar at Senza, he let the wines, and Kevin, do the talking.
Sommelier Rachel Driver Speckan pours some wonderfully diverse and esoteric wines by the glass at City Winery Chicago. One of her latest additions from our portfolio is the Domaine de l’Ecu Muscadet Classique 2011 from Fred and Guy. Rachel was a little peeved that I wrote a silly song / poem about Jeremy Quinn and [...]
Jeremy Quinn, Sommelier at Telegraph, Reno and of course Webster Wine Bar is pouring the Muscadet Classique 2011 from Domaine de l’Ecu at Telegraph these days. No surprise, along with Craig Perman, Jeremy is one of the city’s leading lovers and promoters of single vineyard Melon de Bourgogne. Craig is in Nantes at l’Ecu literally [...]
Turner-Pageot Wine Dinner at Senza Wednesday, April 17th, 6pm & 8:30pm Join Senza for a special dinner featuring the wines of Turner-Pageot. Chef Noah Sandoval has created a five-course tasting menu to complement Karen and Emmanuel’s typical and yet atypical biodynamic wines from the Languedoc region of Southern France. Senza will be offering two seating [...]
The 2012 Rosé from the Scherrer Winery arrived this morning – one of our most anticipated Rosés each year. Continuing his migration to the style of the southern Rhone, Fred made this from Grenache and Syrah only, choosing to up the amount of Grenache to 40%, and as always, fermenting it to a wonderful bone [...]
Last Few Spots Available: Winemaker Dinner With Fred Scherrer Of Sonoma’s Scherrer Winery! The Bristol, Chicago, Thursday April 18th We are delighted to announce that the very engaging and entertaining Fred Scherrer will be introducing his wines, and providing insight into his methods and inspirations, at the Bristol, one of Chicago’s most exciting and [...]
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