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Well, after a brief hiatus we are bringing back WJ. This weekend we going to try and enjoy the weather with a few outdoor events. Ending the weekend with some sex wine and chocolate. We are heading over to the 39th annual Sheffield Garden Walk this evening, for a suggested donation of $10 ($6 prior to 5 p.m.) you can take self-guided tour of the 100+ gardens located at Sheffield and Webster. Be sure to...

A few months back we wrote about the "let them eat cake" phenomenon of beaujolais nouveau. Chicagoist bought a couple bottles back then to share with friends; even when chilled they were so acidic we feared our faces would freeze into a permanent gas face pose. One bad experience with wine should not stop stop someone from having more. With a return to form in the weather standard beaujolais is a fine option to...

Tomorrow is "Beaujolais Nouveau Time!!" Every year at one minute past midnight on the third Thursday in November the newest batch of wine from Burgundy's Beaujolais region is released, with accompanying fanfare (by decree of French law the wine cannot be released until then). The total shipment of 65 million bottles, which accounts for nearly half of the region's wine production, is distributed and consumed around the world. Beaujolais Nouveau is a relatively recent...