This was one of the best shows thus far in your long list of great shows. I've always loved Chicago, its people, its history and restaurants, and especially the deep dish pizza. My mouth was watering throughout the show!! Bravo to you and your team! Your really brought out the best of what Chicago is or was.
What a insightful VIP program of Chicago and the hospitality world and the people that make it happen. Gibson is Chicago and Kelly turned on her mojo of expertise with class. The rest of these memory lane food place that keep the public intrigue and a great visitors experience on what makes Chicago the it place to be all year around. Thank you chi town! ❤
Fun episode! Hey, Vince, I live in Michigan and I would love to see you do a show about our wine regions and some of our outstanding, up-and-coming vineyards and wineries!
I almost didn't watch this because I didn't think Chicago wine would be interesting. I was wrong and it ended up being my favorite episode so far. Working as a sommelier at Gibsons (or any restaurant) is extremely difficult and you explained in detail what they go through each night. I waited tables and couldn't take the stress. Kelly Palmer made it look easy and she seems like a really cool person. Thank you for such a fun show!
Just wanted to say your production quality is amazing, not just on this episode but all episodes. I’m just getting started enjoying wine, and this is the best and most enjoyable channel to watch. Keep going! From the UK
Thanks so much. It is one of my favourite cities ever. It was welcoming and warm in its own special way. I felt at home instantly, when I arrived at the airport. Fantastic city
Incredible, as always. There is no program on wine as insightful and approachable as this. I can't believe Food Network isn't waving a ten-year contract at you.
Woah… just found your channel. How do you only have 20k subscribers?! This is top notch quality, far surpasses TV programs. Informative, fun and without the cringe. THANK YOU.
Hey wait a minute, I'm from Cleveland and graduated from DePaul. Crazy. Lived in Chicago for many years and still consider it a sort of home, despite living and working overseas now. Enjoying all your videos. Nice work.
Great trip down memory lane. I lived in Lincoln Park and Old Town, both not far from DePaul. Traveling the world, I still find Chicago has some of the the best Chefs and restaurants anywhere. My old favorites were Piccolo Sogno and Topo Gigio. Cheers !
So as a Thai 😂 I was at Binny’s not far from my uncle’s home on N California Avenue a year before the pandemic. I was impressed by the way they handled and managed the shelves and the displays. When I asked for a NZ Jim Barry’s the Armagh. Oh yes everybody came to see me. Same same but different 😅 Anyway I was hooked to your clip and found out that it was very good and enjoyable as well as knowledgeable 🎉 Thanks for doing this man. Had to open a bottle of red because of you 🎉
@@visforvino we were at the Ritz Carlton actually.I love your videos man and your knowledge is great .If you moved to this area we can meet and have glass of wine together somewhere.I run wine program all the way up in Gurnee at place called Primo .
It’s fun to see the city evolve, even from the early 2000s when I was there; I bet going there now for you would be a blast; parts of the city that didn’t even exist before are the hottest areas in town!
@@visforvino I’ve had the great, good pleasure of returning multiple times for business. It’s truly an amazing city and beckons me to return for pizza (although I prefer NY-style pizza) and dogs. As I am moving from California to Philadelphia in 4-days, I will be somewhat nearer for a return visit. Unfortunately, the wine supply in Philadelphia appears limited. Giving serious thought to adding your wine program to my Tablas Creek Wine Club membership. 🙏🏼
Great video as usual! Love Chicago! So funny that you were at Berghoff's since that is the place I remember eating at. Love the part about grocery store wine buying. My one counter to that would be the great high end food market type stores like Corti Brothers in Sacramento, Central Market in Texas, Wegmans in New York, and others. They have a wine staff and really carry whole departments of wine and its all pretty carefully chosen. These types of stores are not that common -especially in some areas, though. So your advice is totally valid.
Yes, there are definitely exceptions to every rule. And funny, a lot of people have mentioned Wegmans to me! Wish there was one close to me to check into
The "How to Buy Wine" section is on point and would be good as it's own clip, I would love to send that to people. Grocery stores are terrible places to buy wine and I always have to explain why.
I was not expecting this kind of episode, especially after the first three of this season. As a tribute to the place you feel like home it was beautifully made and felt quite authentic with some great people in it. Top notch quality on video editing, very good taste on image and scenery selection, the empathy and free flow of speech that makes us feel like we're there in a group of friends. And the right amount of technical jargon, just enough to be informative without becoming boring. Always down to earth, never pedantic nor fake complexity. A job well done. Although the Nerd Lab felt a bit too all over the place. But I do prefer episodes on the actual wines, wineries and wine regions/countries. As for wine price range, what could be considered an urban myth in the US is actual reality in other countries.
Thanks! Yes, it was a fun, different kind of episode. Thanks for these kind words, and taking some time to appreciate the work we do; really means the world! Yeah, I’m going to do a whole video on price in wine in the US one day; the three tier system prevents us from having competitive wine prices, and it’s so frustrating!
@@visforvino please do one about Utah and how hard it is to get a decent bottle of wine at the state liquor store unless you want to spend double what it costs in California.
@@visforvino I agree. I just moved here three months ago. Sadly the wine selection is dismal. Hopefully things change . You would think the owners of this state would realize bring in better wine , make more money .
@@andreabontempo643 Unfortunately, there’s millions of lobbying money spent by wholesalers to keep things the way they are. But I have confidence change will come in our lifetimes!
Good Vlog Mr. Vince A. What a cool idea: pairing Chicago style Hot Dogs with fine wine (I lived in Vienna for nearly two semesters so I know the "Grüner" wine family well [Grüner Veltliner, Alte Grüner, etc.]). Pairing it with that "drag thru the garden" hot dog is brilliant - as was your Lambrusco pairing with Al's Italian Beef I look forward to exploring your series in greater depth. I think that I will start right now!
Eric, thank you! You're spot on; I was literally thinking how Grüner is often paired with the eastern European cuisine, including sausages. Glad you found us, and can't wait to hear what you think of the other episodes!
Ha! Per the advise of a professional MBA student, I took my very satisfactory Wine Class at DePaul University. It was called Wines of the World under Geography. It was a brutal 5 generous wine glasses per night/class with bread pairing. I always shared/poured out my wine portion to the 3 jocks in front of me. Fun memories. 🥰 Chicago/Midwest is the only big city that truly eats and enjoys food. You can have intense convos about food dishes and destinations. LA and NYC are just about drinking. LA is too bohemian with off menu dishes ONLY created for publicity. NYC is just about trends and popularity with unworthy dish prices.
great video all around! thanks for taking the time to make it. i would say take a little caution with the wine buying tips here: you should definitely pay attention to labels. they tell you a ton about the wine, from ABV to PDO/DOCG etc status, grape varietal and % used. if the wine is sourced from a large region (california vs single estate napa) do not ignore bottle descriptors, even he says as much after telling you to ignore them, it will give you insight into the wine making methods and the characteristics of the wine. OF course they are made to sell wine, but to the people that would enjoy wine made in that style. If the descriptors are just to sell wine then they would say "taste like the most amazing thing you have ever drank and will also make you wealthy (possibly)" $15-30 sweet spot is an urban myth. If you limit yourself to this realm you will never try a world class wine. A langhe Nebbiolo is nothing like a Barolo. Langhe nebs are often the younger/lower elevation/inferior fruit that does not make the cut or is not grown in the legal area for barolo. IT does not see as much maturation or oak use as well as vinification methods. If you want a Barolo and someone sells you a Langhe Nebbiolo instead, you will be an unhappy person that saved a little money. he says get specific right after telling you not to buy a barolo but to buy a langhe neb, the much larger general region encompassing barolo.' 8. abv, that is on the label which step 3 tells you to ignore. well intentioned but my best advice is when you are shopping for wine, spend within your budget, ask for help from employees (often they are well trained and can help you find a bottle ideally suited), buy something you like and are familiar with and buy something new. Read the labels, buy the better wines if you want to try them. Sure there are value wines out there and if you are budget minded then spend less and look for comparable regions with value, but if you are interested in trying wines....these buying tips are going to keep you from trying/tasting some of the best wines in the world.
Thanks Joseph! To clarify, the “ignore label” advice was more about the “picture” on the label; you do definitely need the information the label provides! I agree with you, the first line of defense is always the staff, especially at a good wine shop. Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video!
Thanks for watching! Honestly, the Chicago episode is our longest of the season, as we had a lot to cover. We usually try to keep the episodes 45-55 minutes!
Mega Purple/Purple 8000 is just juice concentrate from rubired fruit, and it - along with other concentrates - was used even in higher-end wines during NorCal's "green year" (2011). It got pricey because supply hit the floor fast during harvest September of that year. Some (how should I put it... creative?) approaches to boost brix levels were undertaken in a few cases, ahaha (shhhh!).
I absolutely loved this video and since then I´ve booked a trip to Chicago for May. I love the pairings with American wines as it´s great for identifying comparables from the New World to what I´d have chosen in Europe. Are the wines for the virtual tastings also able to be shipped to Europe for me to join in? If so I´d be really keen to subscribe as I love your approach to wine!
Thanks James! So glad you liked the episode, and you're going to love Chicago! So our virtual VIP tastings actually do not have any wine shipped. We simply send out info about a wine category to go out and purchase the week before, and everyone just buys in their local market. Unfortunately, wine shipping in the US is really hard so we don't even ship here directly (though we do partner with a retailer for certain wines). International shipping is close to impossible due to the crazy amount of laws and regulations unfortunately.
@@visforvino Apologies I didn´t see this reply- Do you have some examples of categories you´d pick so I can see how realistic it is that I would be able to get hold of the wines here in Germany within that timeframe? Anything European is easy but from elsewhere it´s really hard getting things into the EU.
@@jameswingad3212 Last one was Loire Cabernet Franc and before that was sparkling wine cocktails. That being said, most of the perks of VIP membership are early access to videos and members-only content!
Love the show but growing up 22 years in Chicago. You started strong but Gibsons over Harry Carey’s? Al soggy lack of meat beef over Romas? I’m sure you get this a lot. Lol. Love the show and god bless you for not going to Gino’s garbage pizza. But thank you for highlighting Lettuce entertain you. They deserve a spot light in Chicago
The pizza at the beginning is not really pizza as original style, but if they like to call pizza is ok as many things made in America made with Italian names like the Mozzarella from Wisconsin that would not be legal in most of the European countries… Vut there are many names from food, wines and so on… Americans with a good culture and respect for what they drink and eat should ask at least to put: Chianti style, Gorgonzola style… Americans with Italian origins… anyway Many things put together in a lot of quantity as he did taste surely good… as Americans use to do… But I can do something like that at home… put a lot of all… the shop with wine should have places where light don’t go for transparent bottles. I say this because si like a lot this channel and as Italian I like the quality of the video and I felt a little bad about these things. For the Italian sandwich the only things Italians would have really done would be put Lambrusco or Tavernello or something similar with the sandwich 😂😂
This was one of the best shows thus far in your long list of great shows. I've always loved Chicago, its people, its history and restaurants, and especially the deep dish pizza. My mouth was watering throughout the show!! Bravo to you and your team! Your really brought out the best of what Chicago is or was.
Thank you James!!! I'm so glad we did the city justice. You're the best!
What a insightful VIP program of Chicago and the hospitality world and the people that make it happen.
Gibson is Chicago and Kelly turned on her mojo of expertise with class.
The rest of these memory lane food place that keep the public intrigue and a great visitors experience on what makes Chicago the it place to be all year around.
Thank you chi town! ❤
Such an awesome city. Thanks for watching!
I watched your video last year, and finally we’re headed to Chicago tomorrow! I’m re-watching to plan some stops.
Summer time chi is the best!
Fun episode! Hey, Vince, I live in Michigan and I would love to see you do a show about our wine regions and some of our outstanding, up-and-coming vineyards and wineries!
Thanks Mark! I think MI may be one of our next domestic episodes for sure!
I almost didn't watch this because I didn't think Chicago wine would be interesting. I was wrong and it ended up being my favorite episode so far. Working as a sommelier at Gibsons (or any restaurant) is extremely difficult and you explained in detail what they go through each night. I waited tables and couldn't take the stress. Kelly Palmer made it look easy and she seems like a really cool person. Thank you for such a fun show!
Thanks Mark! Yes, this was an unexpected one, but a lot of fun! Restaurant life is no joke for sure, did it for years. Glad you enjoyed!!
Great episode! Resident of Chicago and appreciate the showcasing of some great spots. Keep ‘em coming!
Thanks Jeff! Just moved back to Chicago area, and happy to be back!
Just wanted to say your production quality is amazing, not just on this episode but all episodes. I’m just getting started enjoying wine, and this is the best and most enjoyable channel to watch. Keep going! From the UK
Thank you, we hope to do a UK episode someday soon!
Very nice introduction to the city of Chicago for any person that hasn’t been.
Thanks Dan. It’s a great town!
Thanks so much. It is one of my favourite cities ever. It was welcoming and warm in its own special way. I felt at home instantly, when I arrived at the airport. Fantastic city
Yes, it really does have that feeling!!
Incredible, as always. There is no program on wine as insightful and approachable as this. I can't believe Food Network isn't waving a ten-year contract at you.
Wow, thank you!! I agree, hopefully we’ll get on there soon!
Woah… just found your channel. How do you only have 20k subscribers?! This is top notch quality, far surpasses TV programs. Informative, fun and without the cringe. THANK YOU.
Thank you for the love!!
Great episode. I would love to see you eat and drink your way through Las Vegas in similar fashion!
I LOVE the Vegas food scene! Riesling and Thai at Lotus of Siam, yes please!
Totally loved this🤩 as always great food, great wine, great people and a great time😁🤘 Big fan of your show, love from Norway
Much love to Norway, thanks for watching!
Great video! That’s my friend Derrick🍷
Such a great guy!!!
Every bit as good as travel channel/food network travel shows. Fantastic show & I love the perfect level of emphasis on the wine.
Thank you!!!! So glad you’re enjoying. We try to strike that balance of education, travel, food, and fun, and so happy you feel we did that!
Hey wait a minute, I'm from Cleveland and graduated from DePaul. Crazy. Lived in Chicago for many years and still consider it a sort of home, despite living and working overseas now. Enjoying all your videos. Nice work.
Amazing! What a coincidence! Where do you live now?
Found your channel over the weekend! And I have been binging! Wonderful content! Thank you so much for great education and fun channel!
So happy to have you with us!! 🙌🙌
Thank you for always put the best effort for every content, you guys are amazing!! Can't wait to see your channel go bigger!
Thanks Azzahra! I agree, hoping this year we really blow up!
Fantastic cooking from so many spectacular restaurants,espcially Aba. Good wine pairing I must say.
Thank you. Yes, Aba is amazing if you ever visit Chicago (they also have Miami and Austin locations!)
Great trip down memory lane. I lived in Lincoln Park and Old Town, both not far from DePaul. Traveling the world, I still find Chicago has some of the the best Chefs and restaurants anywhere. My old favorites were Piccolo Sogno and Topo Gigio. Cheers !
Thanks Matt! Was just downtown last night, such a great city. Haven’t been to either of those spots, will have to check out!
@@visforvino both great outdoor dining areas, especially Piccolo Sogno
So as a Thai 😂 I was at Binny’s not far from my uncle’s home on N California Avenue a year before the pandemic.
I was impressed by the way they handled and managed the shelves and the displays.
When I asked for a NZ Jim Barry’s the Armagh.
Oh yes everybody came to see me.
Same same but different 😅
Anyway I was hooked to your clip and found out that it was very good and enjoyable as well as knowledgeable 🎉
Thanks for doing this man.
Had to open a bottle of red because of you 🎉
Haha love this story. Happy to have you watching, and hope to visit Thailand again soon!
I love Chicagoans ♥️! Totally binging all your vids.
Yes! So happy to have you on board!!!
Great videos man keep it up great job .Wine is my huge passion.We just did lunch with Chris Carpenter from Lokoya here in Chicago .Cheers man
Nice! Where was the lunch, what spot?
@@visforvino we were at the Ritz Carlton actually.I love your videos man and your knowledge is great .If you moved to this area we can meet and have glass of wine together somewhere.I run wine program all the way up in Gurnee at place called Primo .
What a fun episode
Thank you! Was a lot of fun to show a different side of the wine industry!
Spot on with the best food city :) proud to call Chicago home as well.
Such a great town. Had a blast making this episode.
My favorite U.S. city too! Lived there for 8-years in the 80s. Loved it!
It’s fun to see the city evolve, even from the early 2000s when I was there; I bet going there now for you would be a blast; parts of the city that didn’t even exist before are the hottest areas in town!
@@visforvino I’ve had the great, good pleasure of returning multiple times for business. It’s truly an amazing city and beckons me to return for pizza (although I prefer NY-style pizza) and dogs. As I am moving from California to Philadelphia in 4-days, I will be somewhat nearer for a return visit. Unfortunately, the wine supply in Philadelphia appears limited. Giving serious thought to adding your wine program to my Tablas Creek Wine Club membership. 🙏🏼
Your style and the way you connect with artisans all across with the world is giving me parts unknown vibes. Thank you for the beautiful work!
Thank you so much, thats a truly amazing compliment to receive; he was the gold standard!
@@visforvino it’s all about passion my friend!
Great video as usual! Love Chicago! So funny that you were at Berghoff's since that is the place I remember eating at. Love the part about grocery store wine buying. My one counter to that would be the great high end food market type stores like Corti Brothers in Sacramento, Central Market in Texas, Wegmans in New York, and others. They have a wine staff and really carry whole departments of wine and its all pretty carefully chosen. These types of stores are not that common -especially in some areas, though. So your advice is totally valid.
Yes, there are definitely exceptions to every rule. And funny, a lot of people have mentioned Wegmans to me! Wish there was one close to me to check into
The "How to Buy Wine" section is on point and would be good as it's own clip, I would love to send that to people. Grocery stores are terrible places to buy wine and I always have to explain why.
Thank you! And ask and you shall receive!! (haha we put this out a few months before the episode came out!) ruclips.net/video/-qquBQhKhC0/видео.html
@@visforvino Awesome
I loved this episode! Gonna have to plan a Chicago trip soon!
Thanks you! It’s a great town!
Another great video 📹 definitely a lot of great video photography 📸
Thanks so much Edgar!
Have always wanted to go to Chicago - after watching his I’m moving it up on my list! Great episode!
Thanks Robin! It’s a must visit for sure!
I was not expecting this kind of episode, especially after the first three of this season. As a tribute to the place you feel like home it was beautifully made and felt quite authentic with some great people in it.
Top notch quality on video editing, very good taste on image and scenery selection, the empathy and free flow of speech that makes us feel like we're there in a group of friends. And the right amount of technical jargon, just enough to be informative without becoming boring. Always down to earth, never pedantic nor fake complexity. A job well done. Although the Nerd Lab felt a bit too all over the place.
But I do prefer episodes on the actual wines, wineries and wine regions/countries.
As for wine price range, what could be considered an urban myth in the US is actual reality in other countries.
Thanks! Yes, it was a fun, different kind of episode. Thanks for these kind words, and taking some time to appreciate the work we do; really means the world! Yeah, I’m going to do a whole video on price in wine in the US one day; the three tier system prevents us from having competitive wine prices, and it’s so frustrating!
@@visforvino please do one about Utah and how hard it is to get a decent bottle of wine at the state liquor store unless you want to spend double what it costs in California.
@@andreabontempo643 Poor Utah is the WORST state when it comes to wine freedom. I hope one day to help make all this known and help change it!
@@visforvino I agree. I just moved here three months ago. Sadly the wine selection is dismal. Hopefully things change . You would think the owners of this state would realize bring in better wine , make more money .
@@andreabontempo643 Unfortunately, there’s millions of lobbying money spent by wholesalers to keep things the way they are. But I have confidence change will come in our lifetimes!
Amazing episode, Vince. Makes me want to go back and visit! I’ll definitely be jotting down these food spots.
For sure! I’ve got all the spots listed on our website too in case you go!!
Another outstanding show! Loved it. Cheers 🥂
Thank you Grasiela!
could really feel your love for this city...
Chicago at its best is a wonderful place for sure!
Thanks!
Thank you so much for the support Laddie!
Good Vlog Mr. Vince A.
What a cool idea: pairing Chicago style Hot Dogs with fine wine (I lived in Vienna for nearly two semesters so I know the "Grüner" wine family well [Grüner Veltliner, Alte Grüner, etc.]). Pairing it with that "drag thru the garden" hot dog is brilliant - as was your Lambrusco pairing with Al's Italian Beef
I look forward to exploring your series in greater depth. I think that I will start right now!
Eric, thank you! You're spot on; I was literally thinking how Grüner is often paired with the eastern European cuisine, including sausages. Glad you found us, and can't wait to hear what you think of the other episodes!
*YUMMY!!!*
Ha! Per the advise of a professional MBA student, I took my very satisfactory Wine Class at DePaul University. It was called Wines of the World under Geography. It was a brutal 5 generous wine glasses per night/class with bread pairing. I always shared/poured out my wine portion to the 3 jocks in front of me. Fun memories. 🥰
Chicago/Midwest is the only big city that truly eats and enjoys food. You can have intense convos about food dishes and destinations.
LA and NYC are just about drinking. LA is too bohemian with off menu dishes ONLY created for publicity. NYC is just about trends and popularity with unworthy dish prices.
I guest teach a wine class at DePaul now! Must have just missed you!
@@visforvino Congrats! I took the class long long time ago. As a guest teacher, you must feel like a Rock Star. 😉
I didn't realize my first german lesson was learned in the first alcohol bar lol
great video all around! thanks for taking the time to make it.
i would say take a little caution with the wine buying tips here:
you should definitely pay attention to labels. they tell you a ton about the wine, from ABV to PDO/DOCG etc status, grape varietal and % used. if the wine is sourced from a large region (california vs single estate napa)
do not ignore bottle descriptors, even he says as much after telling you to ignore them, it will give you insight into the wine making methods and the characteristics of the wine. OF course they are made to sell wine, but to the people that would enjoy wine made in that style. If the descriptors are just to sell wine then they would say "taste like the most amazing thing you have ever drank and will also make you wealthy (possibly)"
$15-30 sweet spot is an urban myth. If you limit yourself to this realm you will never try a world class wine. A langhe Nebbiolo is nothing like a Barolo. Langhe nebs are often the younger/lower elevation/inferior fruit that does not make the cut or is not grown in the legal area for barolo. IT does not see as much maturation or oak use as well as vinification methods. If you want a Barolo and someone sells you a Langhe Nebbiolo instead, you will be an unhappy person that saved a little money.
he says get specific right after telling you not to buy a barolo but to buy a langhe neb, the much larger general region encompassing barolo.'
8. abv, that is on the label which step 3 tells you to ignore.
well intentioned but my best advice is when you are shopping for wine, spend within your budget, ask for help from employees (often they are well trained and can help you find a bottle ideally suited), buy something you like and are familiar with and buy something new. Read the labels, buy the better wines if you want to try them.
Sure there are value wines out there and if you are budget minded then spend less and look for comparable regions with value, but if you are interested in trying wines....these buying tips are going to keep you from trying/tasting some of the best wines in the world.
Thanks Joseph! To clarify, the “ignore label” advice was more about the “picture” on the label; you do definitely need the information the label provides! I agree with you, the first line of defense is always the staff, especially at a good wine shop. Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video!
Derrick Westbrook is a top Sommelier in Chicago and has come along way! I’m very proud of my friend Derrick🍷
@@fresasol9856 He’s the man! Tremendous human, and honored to know him!
New to this channel! Love the show, a little too long IMO but great overall
Thanks for watching! Honestly, the Chicago episode is our longest of the season, as we had a lot to cover. We usually try to keep the episodes 45-55 minutes!
Mega Purple/Purple 8000 is just juice concentrate from rubired fruit, and it - along with other concentrates - was used even in higher-end wines during NorCal's "green year" (2011). It got pricey because supply hit the floor fast during harvest September of that year. Some (how should I put it... creative?) approaches to boost brix levels were undertaken in a few cases, ahaha (shhhh!).
🤐🤐🤐
Danke!
Quartino serves Lambrusco like a draft beer as you can get it by pitcher. 😉
I think I need to visit Chicago
Hey… tell Vince that South Africa also has good bang for your buck! 😁🇿🇦
Agreed! Forgot about that one. Hoping to do an episode someday soon there!
@@visforvino Awesome!
I absolutely loved this video and since then I´ve booked a trip to Chicago for May. I love the pairings with American wines as it´s great for identifying comparables from the New World to what I´d have chosen in Europe.
Are the wines for the virtual tastings also able to be shipped to Europe for me to join in? If so I´d be really keen to subscribe as I love your approach to wine!
Thanks James! So glad you liked the episode, and you're going to love Chicago! So our virtual VIP tastings actually do not have any wine shipped. We simply send out info about a wine category to go out and purchase the week before, and everyone just buys in their local market. Unfortunately, wine shipping in the US is really hard so we don't even ship here directly (though we do partner with a retailer for certain wines). International shipping is close to impossible due to the crazy amount of laws and regulations unfortunately.
@@visforvino Apologies I didn´t see this reply- Do you have some examples of categories you´d pick so I can see how realistic it is that I would be able to get hold of the wines here in Germany within that timeframe? Anything European is easy but from elsewhere it´s really hard getting things into the EU.
@@jameswingad3212 Last one was Loire Cabernet Franc and before that was sparkling wine cocktails. That being said, most of the perks of VIP membership are early access to videos and members-only content!
I would look for pairing with the food, instead of just the wine...
wont wont to south africa.. nice wines here
It’s on our list! 👍 Been trying to put it together actually, fingers crossed!
Love the show but growing up 22 years in Chicago. You started strong but Gibsons over Harry Carey’s? Al soggy lack of meat beef over Romas? I’m sure you get this a lot. Lol.
Love the show and god bless you for not going to Gino’s garbage pizza. But thank you for highlighting Lettuce entertain you. They deserve a spot light in Chicago
haha the sibling rivalry is real!!
That had to be your Dad at the pizza place, right? ❤
haha It wasn't, but man, we did get along great!!
When you really need a way to expense your trip to Binny's.
You caught me lol
The pizza at the beginning is not really pizza as original style, but if they like to call pizza is ok as many things made in America made with Italian names like the Mozzarella from Wisconsin that would not be legal in most of the European countries… Vut there are many names from food, wines and so on… Americans with a good culture and respect for what they drink and eat should ask at least to put: Chianti style, Gorgonzola style… Americans with Italian origins… anyway Many things put together in a lot of quantity as he did taste surely good… as Americans use to do… But I can do something like that at home… put a lot of all… the shop with wine should have places where light don’t go for transparent bottles. I say this because si like a lot this channel and as Italian I like the quality of the video and I felt a little bad about these things. For the Italian sandwich the only things Italians would have really done would be put Lambrusco or Tavernello or something similar with the sandwich 😂😂
❤️🇱🇨!!!
😀😀😀😀😀