wine with a beef braised in beer dish

[wineguruchgo]

I have been in Chicago for so long I forgot what a hassle it was as a consumer running from store to store.

Here everyone can sell everything. You can get beer/wine & hard liquor in 7-11! I remember being stunned about that when I first moved here!

Be careful though about wanting wines in grocery stores. That could end up hurting you. Here the grocery stores sell everything from Bella Sera to Banfi Brunello and Dom Perignon! The consumers are becoming far more savvy about wine and the stores are listening. As a restauranteur it hurts us and their pricing probably hurts the independent retailers as well because they work on a lower margin.