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 [...]
This Saturday, March 30th from 3-4:30, Kevin will be pouring wines from the dynamic and wonderfully mustachioed Jo Landron at The Bottle Shop in Wilmette, along with one of the best values from Bordeaux that we’ve come across, Chateau Peybonhomme Les Tours. Kevin will pour Jo’s “Domaine” alongside the “Amphibolite”. Both of these Muscadet’s are [...]
Turner-Pageot’s “La Rupture” Sauvignon Blanc from Languedoc is an oddball in the world of Sauvignon Blanc, to be sure. Rich, layered, mineral and yet wonderfully edgy, it’s just not like many other wines from Langudeoc. The team at Standard Market in Westmont has become a big supporter of Karen and Emmanuel’s wines, and we pour [...]
Not all Muscadets are made equal, and good Muscadets are rarely made alike. ”Amphibolite” from La Louvetrie comes from a tiny parcel in the center of Jo Landron’s pristine vineyards. This is the wine from Jo’s that is meant to be drunk youngest as it sees none of the lees aging that enrich his other [...]
Bar Pastoral has opened to rave reviews from a number of critics and publications around town, not the least of which is Chicago Magazine’s inclusion of them on their list of the Top 6 Wine Bars in the city. Steve Dolinsky, aka ABC 7′s The Hungry Hound, focuses more on the creative small plates, all [...]
The wines of Turner Pageot will be highlighted next week Friday at City Winery Chicago, through a 4 course dinner and seminar with the winemaker. Emmanuel Pageot and Karen Turner make wines for exactly this application. Emmaunel will be visiting Chicago from his winery in Languedoc for a special night in the Cellar Room at City Winery. [...]
Posts in the Candid Wines: When category include ideas on when you might open a bottle of Candid Wines, i.e. pairing ideas or thoughts on seasonality and when we will be out and about in Chicagoland pouring our wines and hosting a wine events. In addition, “When” often addresses when the wineries we represent were started. [...]
Cuvee Marie Vineyard: – Age of the vines: 55 to 70 years , – Soil: clayey terraces and gravel (colluvium) and clay-siliceous – Location: 3 plots of Cravant-les-Coteaux - Farming: Ecocert certified organic agriculture AB , biodynamic Varietal: Cabernet Franc 100% Yields: 30 hl / ha Harvest: manual sorting table in the winery and gravity [...]
Twice now, the Candid team has dropped into a restaurant run by our friends Sue Kim and Peter Drohomyrecky to celebrate success at the Chicago Marathon, and twice now Chef Perry Hendrix’s Roast Chicken has been at the center of our experience. The first time, in 2010, we ate post race at Custom House Tavern. [...]
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