Welcome
Welcome to Grand Cru Chicago located in River West, Chicago. We're a wine bar and store offering wines from all corners of the globe – some you know well, others waiting to be discovered. Take your pick: grab a bottle to-go or savor a glass right here in our bar. We’re all about fantastic finds and we aim for exceptional value across all price ranges.
Our Wine Selection
We focus on finding wines of incredible value from around the world. We aim to keep the majority of the wines "Tuesday" priced, so good wine is always affordable. Additionally, we seek out more unknown grapes and over-looked regions around the world. From New Zealand to New Mexico. From Sancerre to Stellenbosch. From Chenin Blanc to Cesanese. From Grenache to Grillo. The goal is always to find something new.
Experience and Staff
Our small team is here to guide you to your next "Wow, I've never tasted something like this before" moment. Whether you need help with selections or want to geek out about the effects of whole cluster, the direction of natural wine or how wine ages, Joanna, Matt or Max are here for you.
Collectively we have over 50 years in the wine business! We love talking about good juice!
WINE flights
Our By the Glass menu offers a little bit of everything -- Old World, New World. Styles from -- White. Red, Orange, Skin Contact, Rose, Sparkling. We always have a few 'bad ass pours' which are higher end or library wines.
The most satisying and encompassing way to experience this array is by doing our Wine Flights. This is 3 pours (side x side x side) so one can see and taste the differences themselves! You may choose off the menu, give us a direction of preference or ask us for our 'dealers choice' of what we thinking is drinking the best!
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Wine Tastings -- free every weekend!
Each weekend our free tasting focuses on specific theme. Often these are designed around a region like NW France or South Africa. Or the tasting may the same grape from different places in the world, like Pinot Noir from 4 different countries. We hope having a more concise theme leads to having wine make more sense and lead you to what you like!
Tastings are --
Fridays -- 5- 7 PM.
Saturdays -- 3 - 5 PM.
No reservation needed. Just stop in!
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contact us
1119 W Grand Ave
Chicago, IL 60642
Tues 3 - 8 PM
Wed 3 - 8 PM
Thurs 3 - 9 PM
Fri 2 - 10 PM
Sat 2 - 10 PM
Sun 1 - 7:30 PM
