If we’re being honest, everyday is wine day but the powers that be have set aside a day to specifically celebrate all things Cabernet, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel, heck even Moscato if that’s your taste. What’s better than celebrating national wine day? Drinking wine for the low low thanks to happy hour specials around Chicago. To help you drinkers out there, we’ve rounded up some wine focused happy hour specials around the city; because if you’re not home nursing a glass or five of 14% or higher wine on National Wine Day, why not go out and make a day of it, on the cheap. From Hyde Park, to Andersonville, we’ve found spots to enjoy wine happy hour Chicago.
Loop
1: Tesori Wine by the glass $6 on Wednesdays. 4-6 pm.
2: Ovie Bar and Grill (120 North Canal St.) $7 house wine by the glass M-F 3-6pm
3: Acanto (18 South Michigan Ave.) Wine flight $10 Happy Hour Monday – Friday 2:30- 5:30PM
West Loop:
1: Formento’s. $5 glasses of Formento’s Rosso and Formento’s Blanco. 5-6 on weekdays.
2: The Betty. $8 feature wines from 4-6:30 every day.
3: Bar Siena though not happy hour priced their $10 red sangria is BEYOND!
River North
1: Lyfe Kitchen (413 N. Clark St.) $6 Diseno Malbec or Tiamo Pinot Grigio Happy Hour M-F 4-6pm
2: Eataly 5 pm-6:30. $7 sommelier selection of wine at Baffo Ristorante’s bar. At La Piazza, $7 glasses of wine from 4:30-6:30.
3: The Kitchen. $8 glasses wine. Happy hour 3-6pm weekdays.
4: Fremont Thursdays Sip & Shuck $20 All-You-Can-Eat Oysters & Rose from 6-8 PM
5: Tallboy Taco. Wednesday’s only 5 glasses of select wine (also, salsa lessons at 7:30). 5-7pm.
Hyde Park
1: A10 $6 wine by the glass Happy Hour bar and patio M-F 4-7pm
2: Porkchop Wednesdays 1/2 off glass of wine
Old Town
1: Old Town Pour House (1419 N. Wells St.) 1/2 price wine bottles. M-F 4-6pm
3: Benchmark (1510 N. Wells St.) Tuesdays and Thursdays
3: Old Town Social (455 W. North Ave.) $5 glasses of wine everyday 5-7pm
Wicker Park/Bucktown
1: Umami Burger. $6 wine glass. M-F 3-6 pm.
2: The Bristol. $6 glasses of Matanzas Creek Sauvignon Blanc and $6 Coup d’Etat bottles.
3: Chop Shop. Every Wednesday half off bottles of wine all day + $1 oysters 5-7pm.
4: The Bedford. Every Thursday $1 oysters and (1/2) half off sparkling wine and champagne M-F bar bites menu 5:30-7:30pm.
